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Christopher Vondracek

cvondracek@washingtontimes.com

Christopher Vondracek was a reporter on The Washington Times' National desk.

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The Idaho House of Representatives debates legislation in the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler) ** FILE **

Youth advocates target Idaho transgender bill

A collection of groups that advocate for young people have denounced Idaho legislation that calls for segregating sports based on participants' birth sex, not their chosen gender.

March 19, 2020
Dr. Jana Cua, left, is swabbed as she is tested for COVID-19 at the Doris Ison Health Center, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Miami. The testing is being provided by Community Health of South Florida, Inc. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

South Dakota out of COVID-19 testing supplies

South Dakota's state medical lab has halted testing samples for coronavirus due to a dwindled supply of lab supplies, according to a Wednesday report from Forum News Service.

March 18, 2020
Theda New Breast, left, and Aurora Mamea, of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, make their way to ceremonies for the 50th anniversary of the Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in San Francisco. About 150 people gathered at Alcatraz to mark the 50th anniversary of a takeover of the island by Native American activists. Original occupiers, friends, family and others assembled Wednesday morning for a program that included prayer, songs and speakers. They then headed to the dock to begin restoring messages painted by occupiers on a former barracks building. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) **FILE**

Montana tribes sue over voter ID law

American Indian tribes in Montana sued the state Thursday over a voter ID law they say disproportionately infringes on their constitutional right to vote.

March 12, 2020
The crisis of how to respond to the spreading coronavirus — or how or even whether to take Holy Communion — has riled a number of parishes. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Coronavirus fears pose dilemma for Communion wafer, wine

At Sunday night Mass at Holy Comforter St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church on Capitol Hill, Monsignor Charles Pope announced he would be suspending the "passing of the peace" while expressing to parishioners the "hope [that] cooler heads prevail" regarding fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus.

March 10, 2020