Alina Habba Announces Criminal Charges Against Democrat
Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, announced on social media that her office has filed criminal charges against Democratic Representative LaMonica McIver, who visited an immigration detention center in Newark this month. Newsweek reached out to McIver’s office for comment via email on Monday. The Context Democratic Representatives McIver, Bonnie Watson Coleman and […]
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Trump Announces Plans to Lift Sanctions on Syria
By Hannah Parry is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. She has covered politics, tech and crime extensively.Hannah joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked as an assistant editor at The U.S. Sun and as a senior reporter and assistant news editor at […]
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Trump Announces New National Holidays for World War I and II Victories
President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he had designated May 8 and November 11 as new national holidays to commemorate U.S. victories in the Second and First World Wars. The announcement, made via Trump’s Truth Social platform, followed a flurry of conflicting statements over whether the move would replace existing federal observances, such as […]
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DOGE Cuts Update: Pete Hegseth Announces $5.1 Billion DOD Contract Cuts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) will cut $5.1 billion in “wasteful” spending. In a video on Thursday, Hegseth said he was signing a memo directing the termination of $5.1 billion in DOD contracts. The cuts include contracts worth $1.8 billion for consulting services from private firms for the […]
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Pope Francis Health: Vatican Announces Monday Evening Update
By Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof’s capture in 2015, along with coverage of the Alex Murdaugh double murder […]
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ZA/UM Announces First New Game Since Disco Elysium, Espionage RPG Project C4
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek’s network of contributors Award-winning game developer ZA/UM today announced its latest video game, the first entirely new title from the studio since the critically acclaimed Disco Elysium which launched in 2019. Artwork for Project C4 showing a melting man’s face with multiple bodies inside. Artwork for Project C4 showing […]
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Social Security Announces Major Cut to ‘Bloated Workforce’
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced plans to implement significant reductions to its workforce, describing it as a response to a “bloated workforce.” Why It Matters It comes after the Office of Personnel Management advised federal government agencies to submit “reorganization plans” earlier this week by March 13 and prepare for “reductions in force.” […]
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Byron Donalds Announces Bid for Florida Governor After Trump Endorsement
By Anna Commander is a Newsweek Editor and writer based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on crime, weather and breaking news. She has covered weather, and major breaking news events in South Florida. Anna joined Newsweek in 2022 from The National Desk in Washington, D.C. and had previously worked at CBS12 News in West […]
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Jerome Powell Announces Interest Rate Cut After Inflation Cools
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced Thursday that the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate after inflation cooled in September. After the Fed’s two-day meeting ended on Thursday, the central bank cut its benchmark interest rate, known as the federal funds rate, by a quarter-point to between 4.5 and 4.75 percent. This is the […]
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Legendary WWE Champion Announces Retirement Match
Every wrestler’s career must come to an end, and the most fitting way for a professional wrestler to say goodbye is with one final match. More WWE: 5 Opponents Goldberg Should Face in WWE Retirement Match Recently, fans saw Goldberg announce that he was going to have his final match next year. Now, it looks […]
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