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Amber Gorrow and her daughter, Eleanor, 3, pick out a show to watch after Eleanor's nap at their home in Vancouver, Wash., on Wednesday. Eleanor has gotten her first measles vaccine, but Gorrow's son, Leon, 8 weeks, is still too young to be immunized. (Alisha Jucevic/Getty Images)
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Health

Measles cases mount in Pacific Northwest outbreak

A measles outbreak in Washington state prompted Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency on Jan. 25. As of Thursday, 55 cases have been confirmed this year.

7 years ago

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., acknowledges cheers as she takes the stage during an event to formally launch her presidential campaign, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Lawrence, Mass. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Warren makes presidential bid official with call for change

Sen. Elizabeth Warren made her bid for the presidency official on Saturday, grounding her 2020 campaign in a populist call to fight economic inequality.

7 years ago

Commissioners in Sandusky, Ohio, have voted to make Election Day a city holiday, in place of Columbus Day. Sandusky resident Moses Croom is seen here voting at a polling station at a local library in November 2008.
(Jason Werling/Sandusky Register)
NPR
Community

Sandusky, Ohio, makes Election Day a paid holiday — by swapping out Columbus Day

Sandusky, Ohio, is a small city on the shores of Lake Erie. Last week city leaders declared Election Day a paid holiday – by swapping out Columbus Day.

7 years ago

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is a well-liked Republican governor in a heavily Democratic state. Observers are looking for clues as to whether he'd challenge President Trump in 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Could Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan challenge Trump in 2020?

Hogan's known for his no-nonsense demeanor. Unlike most elected Republicans, Hogan has spoken out against Trump.

7 years ago

The Trump International Hotel near sunset Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
ProPublica

New evidence emerges of possible wrongdoing by Trump inaugural committee

The Trump inaugural appears to have overpaid for space at Trump’s Washington hotel, a possible violation of the law. Federal prosecutors are probing the festivities.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif. listens during the National Prayer Breakfast attended by President Donald Trump, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pelosi shows pragmatic streak in pursuit of border deal

Pelosi is set to endorse a split-the-differences deal on government funding that appears on track to give President Donald Trump at least some barriers on the border.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., poses for a photo with Alyssa Benson, of Mason City, Iowa, (right), and her daughter Jersey, (center), during a meet and greet with local residents at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, in Mason City, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Booker taking 2020 campaign, social-justice message to Iowa

Sen. Cory Booker took his message of social justice to Iowa, where he visited with residents and black leaders Friday on his first trip as a Democratic presidential candidate.

7 years ago

Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi this past December. They plan more sit-ins to push for support of a sweeping resolution to address climate change. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Despite few details and much doubt, the Green New Deal generates enthusiasm

The resolution has few details, but it aims to overhaul the U.S. economy and spread wealth more evenly.

7 years ago

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is sworn in before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 in Washington.  (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Whitaker: I have ‘not interfered’ with Mueller investigation

Facing a contentious and partisan congressional hearing, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker insisted that he had "not interfered" in the Russia investigation.

7 years ago

The Green New Deal legislation laid out by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey sets goals for some drastic measures to cut carbon emissions across the economy. In the process, it aims to create jobs and boost the economy.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez releases Green New Deal outline

In very broad strokes, the Green New Deal legislation laid out by Ocasio-Cortez and Markey sets goals for some drastic measures to cut carbon emissions across the economy.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump gestures as a conductor as people in the chamber sing
National Interest
Politics & Policy

State of Disunion: Wall-fixated Trump roars like a paper tiger

Deep into Trump's State of Union speech, when it appeared he would go longer than Putin and Castro, he bellowed anew about a big beautiful border barrier.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reads the speech, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Politics & Policy

A cry for more bridges

The president used the State of the Union speech, which typically focuses on unity, to warn political adversaries that investigations are tantamount to war.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump shakes hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Vice President Mike Pence looks on, as he arrives in the House chamber before giving his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at the Capitol in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Fighting AIDS, child cancer and funding infrastructure offer chance at common ground

Trump’s State of the Union mostly drew partisan reaction. Some Philadelphia-area lawmakers are latching on to a few lines that show promise for finding common ground.

7 years ago

In this pool image from video, Stacey Abrams delivers the Democratic party's response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 from Atlanta.  (Pool video image via AP)
Politics & Policy

Abrams rebuts Trump: ‘We do not succeed alone’

Speaking from a union hall in Atlanta, Abrams combined her party's vision of a more unified society with her personal story as a black daughter of the Deep South.

7 years ago

Women members of Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, cheer after President Donald Trump acknowledges more women in Congress during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Women in white: Dem solidarity stands out at State of Union

The women of the House wore white. The men wore dark suits. And the contrast laid bare the growing gender gap between Democrats and Republicans.

7 years ago

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