Republicans Who Voted Against Censuring Plaskett Amid Epstein Backlash
Three Republicans voted with Democrats on Tuesday to reject a motion to censure the Democratic nonvoting delegate from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Stacey Plaskett, over her exchange of text messages with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing. Why It Matters The defeat of the Republican effort to punish Plaskett came shortly after most […]
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Epstein Survivor Who Voted for Trump Blasts President—’Embarrassment’
Jena-Lisa Jones, a woman recruited and abused Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during her teen years, implored President Donald Trump to support the release of the Epstein files. Jones, along with other survivors, spoke during a press conference held ahead of the scheduled vote by the House of Representatives. “I beg you, President Trump, please […]
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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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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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Republican Ousted in Pennsylvania Borough That Has Voted GOP For 113 Years %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% Republican ousted in Pennsylvania borough that has voted GOP for 113 years
A Republican has been ousted in a Pennsylvania borough that has voted for Republican Party presidential candidates for 113 years. Beaver County elected Democratic Lincoln Kretchmar as the new mayor on November 4. In doing so, the Democrats broke the GOP‘s 113 year winning streak in the borough. Newsweek reached out to the Republican Committee […]
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These Republican Senators Voted Against Emil Bove’s Judicial Confirmation
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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White House Says Trump Wants to Primary Republicans Who Voted Against Bill
The White House said President Donald Trump could support primary challenges against the two Republican congressmen who voted against his “big, beautiful bill” this week. On Thursday, the legislation passed the House in a 215-214 vote, with Republican Representatives Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio voting against it. Newsweek has contacted the […]
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Conservative Texas School Board Voted Out Amid Book Bans
A Texas school board has voted out three conservative members in Mansfield. Why It Matters Voters in Mansfield Independent School District (ISD) overhauled the school board in the May 3 election, with challengers unseating incumbents—including the board president and secretary—in all three contested races. Texas is among the states that have seen a recent rise […]
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Republican Rebels Who Voted Against Trump’s Multitrillion Dollar Tax Breaks
Two Senate Republicans voted with Democrats in an unsuccessful bid to block a multitrillion-dollar tax and spending framework that was proposed by their own party, passing in the early hours of Saturday in a 51-48 vote. The two GOP rebels were Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky. Newsweek contacted them for […]
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