Trump Impacts

FILE – In this Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 file photo, pro-choice counter-protesters hold signs supporting a woman’s right to choose abortion, as nearby anti-abortion activists held a rally in front of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Denver. On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, two major organizations that promote birth control, including Planned Parenthood, filed lawsuits in federal court seeking to block the Trump administration from shifting national family planning policy in a conservative direction that would stress abstinence and potentially limit counseling for adolescents. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) NY699 NY699

May 2, 2018 at 7:56 am

Lawsuits target Trump administration family planning policy

The proposed changes would divert funds from providers of high-quality preventive health services, one of the plaintiff groups said, and instead favor "inexperienced providers that...

Nation & World

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the panel Pathways to Prosperity during the National Governor Association 2018 winter meeting, on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

February 26, 2018 at 12:24 pm

Inslee confronts Trump on arming teachers, suggests ‘a little less tweeting … and a little more listening’

The back-and-forth between Gov. Jay Inslee and President Donald Trump occurred at a White House meeting in which the president took questions from governors in...

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Pramila Jayapal, pictured, and Brady Walkinshaw, not pictured, candidates for Washington’s 7th Congressional District seat, take part in in a forum hosted by the Rotary Club of Seattle Northeast Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016.

January 16, 2018 at 7:17 am

Rep. Pramila Jayapal to boycott State of the Union address due to ‘racism’ from White House

In a message to her constituents on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle said she would not attend the speech...

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FILE – In this March 22, 2017 file photo, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma listen at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration says it’s offering a path for states that want to seek work requirements for Medicaid recipients, and that’s a major policy shift toward low-income people. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) WX101 WX101

January 11, 2018 at 3:01 am

Trump work requirement rewrites health care rules for poor

Ten conservative-leaning states have applied for waivers involving work requirements or community involvement. Advocates for low-income people say they expect Kentucky's waiver to be approved...

This Jan. 10, 2018, photo provided by Zac Mercauto shows him holding a package of marijuana cookies in Fryeburg, Maine. Mercauto is one of many proponents of legalized marijuana who supports President Donald Trump, but thinks his administration is wrong about its anti-pot stance. (Zac Mercauto via AP) NYHO201 NYHO201

January 10, 2018 at 9:18 pm

Some fans of Trump and pot feel allegiances go up in smoke

Fans of President Donald Trump who use marijuana say Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to tighten federal oversight of the drug is the first time...