Social Issues

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Illustration on ironies arising from gay intolerance by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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All military combat roles were opened to women in 2015, but a Senate panel is open to requiring women to register for the draft or abolish the draft registration process. (U.S. Marine Corps)

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Illustration on price controls on prescription drugs by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Steve Simsokwe, a Malawian business operator, is leading protests against Chinese-run businesses in rural areas of the country. Malawi's laws allow foreign investors to set up shop only in cities. (Henry Kijimwana Mhango/Special to The Washington Times)

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"To refuse even to talk until the government reopens does no favors to the sidelined federal workers and contractors," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, about the immigration plan that some Democrats have rejected.

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Costly Pension Crisis Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the growing socialist mentality in Europe by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Candles and signs with pictures of fetus are seen during a protest against the legalization of abortion in front of the Supreme Court in Mexico City, Sunday Dec. 28, 2008. The law allows any woman, who can prove to be a resident of Mexico City, to have an abortion practiced at any public hospital, within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy . In Mexico, abortion is allowed only in cases of rape, when the mother's life is in danger or if the fetus has severe deformities. (AP Photo/ Claudio Cruz)

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Broken Public Health Care in the Big Apple Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., ranking member on the House Budget Committee listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, as Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testified before the committee's hearing on President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

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A Honduran asylum seeker was stopped by U.S. Border Patrol agents after he crossed from Tijuana, Mexico, to San Diego. Many Central American migrants have become discouraged by the long wait to apply for asylum through official ports of entry. (Associated Press/File)

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Activists demonstrate outside the U.S. District Court 9th Circuit in Pasadena, California, as the Trump administration tried to convince a U.S. appeals court that it was justified in ending an Obama-era immigration policy that shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. (Associated Press/File)

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"There is no amnesty in the president's plan and there is no pathway to citizenship," said Vice President Mike Pence about the proposed plan. (Associated Press)

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Pastor and activist Evan Mawarire arrives at the magistrates courts in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Jan, 17, 2019. A Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights says in a statement that Mawarire who is among the more than 600 people arrested this week has been charged with subverting a constitutional government amid a crackdown on protests against a dramatic fuel price increase.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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"Socialism is expensive. Security isn't," said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who gave a price comparison of the two issues. (Associated Press)

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Zainab Mughal, a 2-year-old girl diagnosed with a rare cancer and is need of many blood transfusions. Her blood type is so rare that it is found in only 4 percent of people of purely Pakistani, Indian or Iranian heritage. The struggle to find donors highlights the need for a diverse blood supply — racial minorities are underrepresented. (ASSOCIATED PRESS Photographs)

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters following a weekly policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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Participants in the Women's March gather near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trumps inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Jeanette Jennings plans a "farewell" party for her transgender daughter's penis during the fifth season of TLC's "I Am Jazz." The family's surname is a pseudonym for the reality show to protect their identity. (Image: TLC, "I Am Jazz" video screenshot)

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Gamestop is standing by its employee after a video of a transgender woman throwing a fit inside a New Mexico store and accusing the employee of "misgendering" her went viral. (YouTube/@Marcus Rogers)