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Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 vaccination program, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Washington.

U.S. to swiftly boost global vaccine sharing, Biden announces

Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 vaccination program, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Washington.

June 3, 2021, 1:55pm Latest News

The U.S. will donate 75% of its unused COVID-19 vaccines to the U.N.-backed COVAX global vaccine sharing program, President Joe Biden announced Thursday as more Americans have been vaccinated and global inequities have become more glaring. Read story

FBI investigating U.S. Postmaster DeJoy over campaign donations

June 3, 2021, 1:02pm Politics

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is under investigation by the FBI over campaign contributions made by his employees before he took the federal job last year, his spokesman said. Read story

A sign explains the closure of a shop in the Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Report chronicles missteps by Washington, other state unemployment agencies that left millions in the lurch

A sign explains the closure of a shop in the Pike Place Market in Seattle.

June 2, 2021, 3:53pm Latest News

California and other states struggled to provide expanded unemployment benefits during the pandemic, resulting in “millions of Americans waiting weeks to months for their first unemployment checks,” a Labor Department watchdog confirmed Wednesday. Read story

The current boundaries of Washington's 3rd Congressional District

Redistricting panel to hold hearing on redrawing 3rd Congressional District, legislative maps

The current boundaries of Washington's 3rd Congressional District

June 2, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

When the Washington Legislature last certified new electoral district boundaries in 2011, Southwest Washington saw a major shift in its political norms. This year, it could happen again. Read story

Biden to suspend oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

June 1, 2021, 12:59pm Business

The Biden administration is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it review environmental impacts of drilling in the remote region that has been the focus of a political fight for decades, according to two people who have been briefed on the administration's plan. Read story

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Herrera Beutler revives three bills related to maternal health care

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June 1, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Health

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler took a trio of stalled maternal health bills off the shelf last week, a series of reintroductions aimed at improving outcomes for new mothers and infants. Read story

Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) walks with staffer Leah Carey in the House Office Building Subway to a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2021.

The only member of Congress born in Central America sleeps with a gun by her bed

Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA) walks with staffer Leah Carey in the House Office Building Subway to a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2021.

May 31, 2021, 6:00am Politics

She’s called the president of Honduras a narco. The president of El Salvador, she said, was a “narcissistic dictator.” Read story

The Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, opened in January 2017. The civil detention system can hold about 700 immigrants. Across the nation, state legislatures are advancing bills to curb private immigration detention facilities in their states.

State bills banning private immigration detention gain traction

The Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, opened in January 2017. The civil detention system can hold about 700 immigrants. Across the nation, state legislatures are advancing bills to curb private immigration detention facilities in their states.

May 31, 2021, 6:00am Politics

While Congress remains deadlocked on immigration, state legislatures across the country are advancing bills to curb private immigration detention facilities in their states. Read story

U.S. President Joe Biden removes his face mask before addressing a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Democrats promised to lower drug prices, but plans are sputtering

U.S. President Joe Biden removes his face mask before addressing a joint session of Congress as Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Speaker of the House U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) look on in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.

May 30, 2021, 4:00pm Politics

WASHINGTON – With control of Congress and the White House, Democrats have an opportunity to bring down prescription drug prices, addressing one of voters’ top concerns and finally fulfilling a campaign pledge Speaker Nancy Pelosi made to voters 15 years ago. Read story

The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.

Analysis: The Pentagon lacks data on extremists in the ranks. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem

The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.

May 30, 2021, 6:00am Politics

Earlier this month, professor Charlice Hurst published a thought-provoking article headlined “The ‘Not Here’ Syndrome” in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Read story