Tag: Zika Virus

"It is not a question of 'if,' it's a question of 'when,'" said Sen. Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Rubio predicts ‘total freak out’ when Zika hits U.S.

Joel Gehrke · June 3, 2016 8:53 pm

Obama has requested $1.9 billion in funding to help public health professionals across the country prepare for and fight the Zika virus. (Paulo Fridman/Bloomberg, File)

White House: GOP’s Zika plan is to ‘deny … there is a problem’

Susan Crabtree · June 1, 2016 7:00 pm

Gov. Rick Scott tells President Obama that he can't "waste any time" waiting for Congress to approve funding. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)

Florida girds for Zika

Robert King · June 1, 2016 6:24 pm

House Speaker's office says Democrats are politicizing a public health crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ryan: There is no Zika funding shortage

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 31, 2016 6:15 pm

The exact incubation time for the Zika virus, spread primarily by mosquito bites, is still unknown. (Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg, File)

WHO: No sex for eight weeks to prevent Zika

Robert King · May 31, 2016 3:10 pm

Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol said there's so much uncertainty about the situation in Brazil that some athletes, including him, may skip the games to be held in Rio de Janeiro in August. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Bulls player considering skipping Olympics over Zika

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 30, 2016 6:50 pm

Some lawmakers say they allocated too much money to fight Ebola in 2014. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Ebola regrets fuel Zika funding fight

Robert King · May 29, 2016 4:01 am

More than 145 public health experts signed an open letter to the World Health Organization asking the U.N. health agency to consider whether the Rio de Janeiro Olympics should be postponed or moved because of the ongoing Zika outbreak. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

150 health experts: Cancel or move Olympics

Robert King · May 27, 2016 7:08 pm

A top GOP aide told the Washington Examiner that Republicans plan to move swiftly on Zika funding legislation when they return from the Memorial Day recess. (AP Photo)

GOP sets mid-June goal for Zika bill

Susan Ferrechio · May 27, 2016 4:01 am

"We have a narrow window of opportunity for effective mosquito prevention measures," Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said. (Drew Angerer/Bloomberg, File)

CDC’s Frieden urges Zika funding

Paige Winfield Cunningham · May 26, 2016 7:07 pm

On Thursday, a group of Senate and House Democrats called on Republicans to cancel their upcoming Memorial Day recess because of the need to finish up Zika funding and other priorities. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Congress heads to conference on Zika funds

Robert King · May 26, 2016 5:22 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called on congressional Republicans to pass legislation to fight the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

‘Mosquitos are ravaging’: Dems demand GOP cancel recess to pass Zika bill

Pete Kasperowicz · May 26, 2016 3:11 pm