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Then-Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., speaks with guests during a campaign event at the University of Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 28, 2016.

Walz’s personal experiences shape his health policy outlook

By Ariel Cohen, Lia DeGroot and Sandhya Raman
Posted August 6, 2024 at 3:01pm
Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30.

What to watch as Harris revs up campaign with VP pick, swing-state blitz

By John T. Bennett
Posted August 5, 2024 at 1:58pm
Allie Phillips tears up as she testifies about her abortion during a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Feb. 28.

Abortion ban spurs grieving mother to run for office

By Sandhya Raman
Posted August 1, 2024 at 7:00am
Jon Arizti Sanz works in a Massachusetts lab on May 14 testing milk purchased at area grocery stores for the presence of bird flu.

Health officials report more Colorado workers infected with bird flu

By Olivia M. Bridges
Posted July 30, 2024 at 5:46pm
SAMHSA found that 5.9 million people started vaping nicotine last year, higher than the other substances measured. In 2023, 9.4 percent of the people 12 and older vaped nicotine compared to 8.3 percent of that population in 2022.

SAMHSA finds increase in nicotine vaping, treatment uptake

By Sandhya Raman
Posted July 30, 2024 at 4:22pm
Former U.S. alpine skiing champion Lindsey Vonn speaks during the Salt Lake City bid for the 2034 Winter Games during the 142nd session of the International Olympic Committee on July 24.

Lawmakers outraged at quid pro quo to host 2034 Olympics

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 30, 2024 at 1:13pm
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., are seen in the Capitol on July 8.

Massive veterans budget gap rips hole in appropriations process

By Aidan Quigley
Posted July 26, 2024 at 9:18am
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses an event with descendants of iconic civil rights leaders to celebrate Black History Month at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 13.

Harris’ Senate portfolio included maternal health, telehealth

By Jessie Hellmann and Ariel Cohen
Posted July 25, 2024 at 7:00am
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, seen in the Capitol on March 13, has expressed concern that the CDC has strayed from its original public health mission and is doing too much.

Four years after COVID-19, CDC’s mission divides Capitol Hill 

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 23, 2024 at 6:18pm
President Joe Biden speaks during a Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony in the East Room of the White House on May 3.

Summer COVID surge isn’t cause for alarm, experts say

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 18, 2024 at 4:35pm