Social Issues

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Illustration on physician-assisted suicide by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the financial benefits of homeownership by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi discusses the U.S. political landscape with Politico, May 8, 2018. The California lawmaker wants to raise taxes in a "bipartisan" manner. (Image: Politico Live event screenshot)

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Journalist Ronana Farrow on CNN, May 8, 2018.

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Illustration on freedom of speech on campus by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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This undated photo made available by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration shows heroin fentanyl pills. (DEA via AP)

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People wait in line for the Evergreen Treatment Services methadone clinic to open in Hoquiam, Wash., Thursday, June 15, 2017. Penn State sociologist Shannon Monnat spent last fall plotting places on a map experiencing a rise in deaths of despair _ from drugs, alcohol and suicide wrought by the decimation of jobs that used to bring dignity. On Election Day, a television map of Trumps victory looked eerily similar to hers documenting death, from New England through the Rust Belt all the way here, to the rural coast of Washington. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Central American migrants sit on top of the border wall on the beach in San Diego during a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, Sunday, April 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Central American migrants sit on top of the border wall on the beach in San Diego during a gathering of migrants living on both sides of the border, Sunday, April 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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California Gov. Jerry Brown listens to a question concerning his proposed 2018-19 state budget at a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Brown proposed a $131.7 billion state spending plan, up 5 percent from last year's budget. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks prior to signing the order calling the Legislature into a special session, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at the Capitol in Phoenix. The special session will enact a law in an effort to cut opioid overdose deaths. Ducey's proposal bars doctors from prescribing more than an initial five-day supply of pain medication, boosts pain clinic regulation and adds $10 million to help uninsured people get addiction treatment. (AP Photo/Matt York)

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Eugene Jackson Jr.

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"I fled from a communist regime to come to this land of opportunity and freedom, where if you work hard and are a responsible member of society, you have the ability to get ahead," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida Republican, the mother of a transgender man. "That principle should apply to anyone, including transgender Americans. I urge the administration to guide its policies under the premise of freedom, opportunity and equality." (Associated Press)

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Migrants walk to the place where they will be meeting with immigration lawyers, seeking to enter the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, April 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik)

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Los Angeles Police Officer Mambasse Koulabalo Patara was arrested April 24, 2018, along the U.S.-Mexico border. He faces federal charges of smuggling two illegal immigrants into the country. (Image: CBS-2 Los Angeles screenshot)

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An unidentified member of the gang Mara Salvatrucha who is incarcerated in the National Penitentiary of Tamara, 32km (20 miles) north of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005. In a nation plagued by violent crime, much of it attributed to dangerous youth gangs, how best to control the delinquents has dominated the political debate leading up to Sunday's presidential election. Ruling National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo Sosa proposes the death penalty. Liberal Party challenger Manuel "Mel" Zelaya prefers life imprisonment. Both offer to crack down hard on criminals who they say are terrorizing the country.The general elections are set to take place Nov. 27.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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Screen capture from the DEA's official website for the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, slated this year for Saturday, April 28. (takebackday.dea.gov)

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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2014 file photo, detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at the Karnes County Residential Center, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says federal officials are making "substantial changes" to end the long-term detention of migrant families who are being held mainly at two large facilities in Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)