Washington women working full time lose a median of $18,545 every year compared to men. For Latina women, that number is $37,796. The gap widened in 2024 — the first backslide in years. This is not an accident. It is the system running as designed.

Murder is the third leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls. The federal government has held hearings, passed resolutions, and issued proclamations. The women are still missing.

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that cities may fine and jail unhoused people for sleeping outside, even when no shelter is available. Since then, over 220 bills criminalizing homelessness have passed nationwide. Fifty-seven percent of unhoused women report domestic violence as the cause. This is what the ruling actually did.

On May 1, 2026, a unanimous Fifth Circuit panel blocked mail and telehealth access to mifepristone nationwide — reinstating an in-person dispensing requirement the FDA lifted in 2023. Justice Alito issued a temporary stay through May 11. Here is what the ruling does, who wrote it, and who pays when access ends.

On March 30, 2026, Washington became the first state in 93 years to tax high earners — a 9.9% levy on individual income over $1 million. The revenue funds child care, free school meals, and expanded working family tax credits. Here's what the system was, and what this law attempts to repair.