South Korea’s New Government Faces Alarming Social Issue
The deaths of three high school students in the port city of Busan last week sent ripples through South Korea and brought a mounting crisis back into the spotlight. Last year, a record 221 high, middle, and elementary school students took their own lives—seven more than the previous year and more than twice as many […]
Read More
Fake Psychologist Who Worked Government Jobs for Years Sentenced to Prison
A Denver judge sentenced a woman to four years in state prison after she pleaded guilty to charges related to her use of fake credentials to secure government jobs as a psychologist. Shannon McShane’s fraudulent qualifications enabled her to work in several state agencies over six years. The 58-year-old was a family evaluator in courtrooms […]
Read More
Karen Read Acquittal a ‘Black Eye for the Government,’ Attorneys Say
The acquittal of Karen Read is a “black eye for the government,” a criminal defense attorney tells Newsweek. Other attorneys said that the investigation was “sloppy” and left “many questions about the integrity of evidence.” Read was given a not-guilty verdict of second-degree murder on Wednesday in her second trial regarding the death of her […]
Read More
We’re About To Lose One of the Best Things the Government Ever Built | Opinion
One of America’s most effective public-private partnerships is under threat. Not from foreign adversaries, but from proposed budget cuts that would eliminate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program. At first glance, Energy Star might seem like just a government label slapped on refrigerators or laptops. But behind that small, bright blue star, recognized […]
Read More
Top Democrat ‘Not Afraid’ of Government Shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday over a House GOP-backed stopgap bill to keep the government open. Why It Matters Congress has to pass the Republican-backed continuing resolution (CR) by midnight to avert a government shutdown. Schumer on Thursday announced that he would back the measure, angering […]
Read More
AOC Rages at Democrats for ‘Betrayal’ Amid Government Shutdown Talks
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York went off on members of her own party Thursday amid a looming government shutdown, saying, “American people, whether they are Republicans, independents, Democrats, are up in arms about Elon Musk and the actual gutting of federal agencies across the board.” Why It Matters The House passed a continuing […]
Read More
How a Government Shutdown Could Impact Housing Market
Congress has until the end of the week to fund the government and avoid a federal shutdown, which experts warn could damage the already struggling housing market. Why It Matters Republicans have a razor-thin majority in Congress and need near-unanimous backing to pass a short-term funding bill, which Democrats strongly oppose. They have until the […]
Read More
More Than 20 DOGE Staffers Quit Over Musk, Trump Government Slashing Plan
By Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South 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 trial. […]
Read More
What Is the Department of Government Efficiency? Musk, Ramaswamy to Lead
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his second administration will create the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump, who won a second term in the White House last week, in a statement on Truth Social said that the department “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle […]
Read More