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Health BriefAnalysis

Health issues motivating Black women voters for Harris

Harris is seeing an uptick in support from Black women voters who support her efforts to protect abortion and expand prenatal and postnatal care.

By Stephanie Armour and McKenzie BeardOctober 14, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

Can one of the remaining GOP members who impeached Trump win?

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C.

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Alec DentOctober 14, 2024
Health BriefAnalysis

As drug middlemen influence grows, independent pharmacies face fresh challenges

We spoke with the senior vice president of government affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association about the debate over pharmacy benefit managers.

By McKenzie BeardOctober 11, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

Inside the Harris campaign’s ground game

In today’s edition … Trump’s swampy campaign … Trump 47 captains chase low-propensity voters.

By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Alec DentOctober 11, 2024
Tech BriefAnalysis

The fight over Lina Khan’s future at the FTC is heating up

The Washington Post’s essential guide to tech policy news.

By Cristiano Lima-StrongOctober 10, 2024
Health BriefAnalysis

Cash shortages and complex rules impede Native American health-care access

Patients face daunting bills, skip care when Indian Health Service doesn’t pay for specialty treatment.

By Arielle Zionts and McKenzie BeardOctober 10, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

Why former Freedom Caucus leader Scott Perry could lose

In today’s edition … House receipt-free expense program sees increased spending … Trump allies fear he is alienating female voters.

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Alec DentOctober 10, 2024
Tech BriefAnalysis

Biden’s Big Tech antitrust cases march ahead

Here’s where the FTC and Justice Department lawsuits against Google, Amazon, Meta and Apple stand now.

By Will Oremus and Eva DouOctober 9, 2024
Health BriefAnalysis

Florida’s hospitals and health-care workers brace for Milton

Health-care workers in Florida are bracing for a monstrous storm, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wrecked havoc.

By Sabrina Malhi and McKenzie BeardOctober 9, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

Part of Harris’s Pennsylvania strategy: Lose red counties by less

In today’s edition … Harris works to combat declining Black voter turnout in Wisconsin.

By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Alec DentOctober 9, 2024
Tech BriefAnalysis

AI disclaimers in political ads backfire on candidates, study finds

The Washington Post’s essential guide to tech policy news.

By Cristiano Lima-StrongOctober 8, 2024
Health BriefAnalysis

Calif. ballot measure targets drug discount program spending

A California ballot measure scrutinizes how nonprofit clinics and other health-care providers use revenue from the federal 340B drug discount program.

By Angela Hart and McKenzie BeardOctober 8, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

The polarizing politics of hurricanes

In today’s edition … Harris inches toward YIMBYism while Trump blames housing costs on migrants ... Abortion politics enters the Montana Supreme Court race.

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Alec DentOctober 8, 2024
Health BriefAnalysis

The Supreme Court cases we’re watching this term

The justices will consider the constitutionality of state laws banning gender-affirming care for minors for the first time.

By McKenzie BeardOctober 7, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

How Oct. 7 changed the Democratic Party

In today’s edition … The Supreme Court convenes as public trust declines ... Nonpartisan group finds Trump would add more than twice as much to deficit as Harris.

By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Alec DentOctober 7, 2024
Health BriefAnalysis

On the campaign trail, Democrats call out opponents on abortion

With polls showing continued support for abortion rights, candidates are scrambling to either take advantage of opponents’ records or moderate their own positions.

By Molly Castle Work and McKenzie BeardOctober 4, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

Inside the Trump campaign’s ground game

In today’s edition … Hurricane Helene turns Harris’s big fundraising weekend into a liability ... Trump supporters on why they leave rallies early.

By Theodoric Meyer, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Alec DentOctober 4, 2024
Tech BriefAnalysis

Why conservatives get suspended more than liberals on social media

It doesn’t mean content moderation is biased, a new study finds.

By Will OremusOctober 3, 2024
Health BriefAnalysis

‘This is not a cluster’: The latest on the Missouri bird flu case

Further testing could confirm whether the patient, who has since recovered, actually had bird flu despite testing positive.

By Fenit Nirappil and McKenzie BeardOctober 3, 2024
Early BriefAnalysis

Inside Jim Jordan’s campaign for top House Republican

In today’s edition … Federal government struggles to address election harassment ... Biden pushes for restraint in Israeli response to Iran’s attack.

By Leigh Ann Caldwell, Theodoric Meyer and Alec DentOctober 3, 2024