Full List of House Democrats Who Voted for Government Shutdown Deal
Six Democrats voted for a bill to reopen the federal government, which passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Why It Matters The government funding bill has become a sticking point for Democrats. While moderates in the Senate have voted to reopen the government, critics on the left have accused the party of not fighting […]
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Full list of House Republicans who voted against government shutdown deal
Two Republicans voted against a bill to reopen the federal government, which passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Why It Matters The House of Representatives voted on the bill to fund the federal government through late January, more than one month after funding lapsed. The shutdown has become the longest in American history and […]
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Chuck Schumer Faces Democratic Fury After Government Shutdown Deal
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces a backlash over his leadership from within his Democratic Party after eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus joined Republicans on Sunday to vote to advance a deal aimed at ending the 40-day government shutdown despite Schumer’s objections. Newsweek emailed Schumer‘s office for a comment on Sunday evening. Why […]
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Full List of Democrats Who Voted to End Government Shutdown
Seven Democrats and one independent voted with Republicans in the Senate late on Sunday in favor of a deal to end the 40-day government shutdown. Why It Matters The prolonged shutdown has created mounting crises across the nation with airlines canceling more than 2,000 flights on Sunday alone and federal workers going without pay for […]
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Will The Government Shutdown End Before Thanksgiving? What to Know
As the government shutdown stretches into its sixth week, the longest in U.S. history, citizens and lawmakers are concerned about the ongoing lapse of funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Air travel has also been impacted amid the shutdown, with air traffic being reduced in airports across the […]
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Hundreds of Friday Flights Canceled Amid Government Shutdown
Airlines have canceled hundreds of Friday flights after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will be reducing air traffic by 10 percent across 40 airports nationwide as the federal government shutdown continues. Newsweek reached out to the FAA via email on Thursday night for comment. Why It Matters The cancellations of flights across the […]
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Airlines React After FAA Reducing Air Traffic Amid Government Shutdown
Airlines reacted to news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be reducing air traffic by 10 percent on Friday across 40 airports nationwide amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Why It Matters The announcement of air traffic decline marks a critical response to persistent staffing shortages triggered by the prolonged work stoppage on Capitol […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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