Trump Signing Bill To Block California’s EV Mandate: Live Updates
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 […]
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Israel Will Block Greta Thunberg’s Boat From Reaching Gaza: IDF Chief
Israel’s government has ordered the country’s military to intercept the humanitarian ship carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists to Gaza and stop it from reaching the embattled territory. “I have instructed the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] to act so that the Madleen does not reach Gaza, and to take whatever measures are necessary to that […]
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Rand Paul Thinks There Are Enough GOP Senators to Block Trump Budget Bill
Senator Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, said Sunday that he’s confident there are enough members of his party to vote against President Donald Trump‘s “big, beautiful” spending bill amid concerns that it does not make enough cuts to spending. Newsweek reached out to the White House and Paul’s office by email outside of normal business […]
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PGA Championship: PGA Tour Pro Rips Michael Block for Insane Excuse
The 2025 PGA Championship has reached the stage where more than half of the field is headed home. Several PGA Tour stars are a part of that group, falling victim of the Quail Hollow Club. But one of the biggest stories at the PGA Championship involved not a PGA Tour player, but the PGA professional […]
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Judge Boasberg Doesn’t Think He Has the ‘Power’ to Block Trump Deportations
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg declined to grant an emergency motion blocking the Trump administration from deporting more people under the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) on Friday, saying he doesn’t think he has the “power” to do so because of a recent Supreme Court ruling. Why It Matters The Trump administration has ignited a firestorm […]
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US Intel Block Blamed for Russian Missile Strike on Americans
Political commentators have blamed the U.S.’s decision to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine for a Russian missile strike that hit a hotel in Kryvyi Rih where Americans were staying. Newsweek reached out to the CIA for comment via a form on their website outside of business hours. A damaged building in Kryvyi Rih in central […]
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Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block Order To Release $2 Billion In Aid
The Trump administration made a last-ditch appeal to the Supreme Court on Wednesday evening to avoid having to release $2 billion in foreign aid. The Context The aid was blocked after President Donald Trump signed an executive order his first day in office ordering the funding freeze while his administration scoured the U.S.’s spending for […]
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Sanders’ Resolution to Block Arms Sale to Israel Struck Down
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected three measures proposed by independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that aimed to block around $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel. Sanders introduced three Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) in late September, almost a year after Hamas‘ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, whose subsequent military ground and air […]
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Mike Pence Calls on Republicans to Block Trump Nominee
Former President Mike Pence is urging Senate Republicans to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s nomination as the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. President-elect Donald Trump, Pence’s former running mate, announced Kennedy’s nomination on Thursday, a decision that has raised concerns from public health experts. Kennedy, a former 2024 presidential candidate who went on to […]
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MLB Insider Reveals Shocking Report Indicating Blue Jays Superstar Could Be On Trade Block
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Toronto Blue Jays are reportedly going to be big buyers this winter. Toronto did everything in its power to salvage some hope after a disastrous 2024 campaign. Rather than blowing up the roster, Toronto dealt all of its expiring contracts but kept everybody signed from 2025 and beyond. […]
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