Big Mosquito: The Zika virus is “scarier than we initially thought,” according to US health officials and the White House has asked Congress for $ 1.9 billion to kill mosquitoes and fight the spread of the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus are now in about 30 states, up from 12. The CDC says the virus that has been linked to birth defects can be transmitted sexually as well as through mosquito bites.

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan accused the White House of trying to “politicize” the Zika problem.

The Fix: As presidential candidate Bernie Sanders rails on about the corruption of Wall Street and how big financial institutions wrecked the US economy, the investment bank Goldman Sachs stands to get a tax deduction and other reductions on a $5.1 billion fine that’s been levied on the company. Goldman could end up paying as much as $1 billion less according to the fine print of its settlement with the federal government for deceptively selling bad mortgage investments to investors.

Goldman is the last of the major banks to reach a civil settlement for financial shenanigans that nearly brought the country to its knees. The settlements reached with Goldman and the other companies give credits for funding low-income housing and providing disaster relief.

The Capitol Steps: As many as 400 people protesting over money in politics, voting rights, and representational redistricting were arrested in front of the Capitol steps yesterday. The demonstrators were a coalition of people urging laws to limit anonymous big-donor money, restore the full power of the Voting Rights Act, and end gerrymandering of districts that makes some representatives bulletproof in elections.

Longevity: The richest 1 percent of American men live an average of 15 years longer than the poorest 1 percent, according new research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. For women, the gap is 10 years, but women in general live longer than men.

Geography appears to be a factor. Life expectancy for the poor is worst in a swath of the country that stretches from northern Illinois and Indiana southwest all the way through Texas. It’s been dubbed “the drug overdose belt.”

The poor do better in large cities that spend money on public health: New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Newark, and Boston. They do worse in cities with less of a commitment: Gary, Detroit, Tulsa, Dayton, and Las Vegas.

In general, the research found that wealthier people live healthier lives that are less stressful. They smoke less, eat better, and are less likely to be fat.

Just Kids: Two of Donald Trump’s kids won’t be voting for him in the New York primary next week. They won’t be voting at all. Ivanka Trump, 34, and Eric, 32, forgot to register to vote.

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