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Dec 21, 2023 5 tweets 3 min read
The amount of money that the Republican National Committee had on hand for spending at the end of November was the lowest bank balance it's had at that point in any year since 2016 according to FEC filings. newsweek.com/republican-nat…
Image the GOP governing body revealed it had $9.96 million to spend as of November 30, which is less than half what it had to work with when Donald Trump was contesting his first presidential election. newsweek.com/republican-nat…
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Apr 17, 2023 7 tweets 5 min read
Newsweek has obtained more than four dozen of the leaked intelligence documents revealed earlier this month. Almost all were written from Feb. 27-March 1, and give insight into U.S. intelligence's perspective of the war.

Here's what we learned✍️ @warkin: newsweek.com/2023/05/05/rea… Image 1⃣ U.S. Personnel in Ukraine

The U.S. has at least 100 personnel in Ukraine, suggesting they are in the embassy attending to diplomatic and aid questions, with another 14 special operators in the country.

newsweek.com/2023/05/05/rea… This document reports on U....
Mar 27, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
Details emerge about Nashville covenant school shooter: newsweek.com/who-nashville-… The White House urged Congress to take action on gun violence after at least six people were killed in a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, including at least three students.

The latest: newsweek.com/nashville-shoo…
Mar 27, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
Israel faces unprecedented opposition as the government attempts to restructure its judiciary. A union umbrella representing more than 800,000 workers has called for a walkout, and tens of thousands took to the streets in protest. newsweek.com/israel-faces-r… Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who returned to the position in Dec. 2022, has been attempting to curb the Israeli Supreme Court's influence on lawmaking by creating override powers for Knesset, Israel's parliament. newsweek.com/israel-faces-r… Protesters block a road and...
Mar 22, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
Don't bet on it! 🏀

States are rushing to legalize sports gambling. The potential price: A boom in addiction.

🔗: newsweek.com/2023/04/07/spo… The #NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament is the pinnacle of college sports. The Big Dance. The Final Four. March Madness.
Sep 30, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
Prominent state-level Republicans in Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Pennsylvania have so far publicly expressed support for Democrats facing Trump-backed GOP nominees.

Here's how those races have unfolded so far: newsweek.com/every-republic… Sheila Brewer, a volunteer election worker, assembles voting In Pennsylvania, former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff threw his support behind democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro, saying he would lead the state "with honor and integrity."
Sep 30, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
Hurricane Ian live updates: Latest on Florida damage as storm heads north newsweek.com/hurricane-ian-… Image Florida officials have reported 21 fatalities in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie warned this number could rise as search and rescue efforts continue across southwest Florida.

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Sep 29, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
Biden thinks non-nuclear threats will stop Putin. His military doesn't...

Sources have lifted the lid on the divide between Biden's administration and his military advisers over nuclear weapons and Putin.

#Newsweek exclusive THREAD: 🧵

🧷: newsweek.com/2022/10/14/bid… Image Civilians fear "It's the closest we've been to the use of nuclear weapons in over 50 years"
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Sep 29, 2022 11 tweets 5 min read
Hurricane Ian swept through Florida on Wednesday bringing flash flooding and sustained wind speeds of 150 mph as a category 4 storm, one of the strongest in recent memory.

The latest from our live blog: newsweek.com/ian-hurricane-… More than 2.5 million Floridians are without power, with several southern counties near total blackout. @insideFPL said Ian's destruction will mean parts of its infrastructure will need to be rebuilt entirely.

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Sep 19, 2022 17 tweets 8 min read
Lying-in-state at Westminster Hall has now ended as guests arrive for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral.

Live updates: newsweek.com/queen-elizabet… Image The Princess of Wales' parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, have been seen arriving at Westminster Abbey, more than an hour before the funeral is set to take place.

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Feb 25, 2022 20 tweets 9 min read
🔴 Russian forces enter Kyiv
🔴 Over 800 Russian troop fatalities reported
🔴 Zelenskyy pushes for harsher Russia sanctions

Follow updates here:
newsweek.com/ukraine-live-r… Russia failed every objective on day one of Ukraine invasion—U.K.

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Feb 24, 2022 25 tweets 10 min read
🔴Reports of mass casualties in Ukraine.
🔴 Missile strikes and explosions have been reported in major Ukrainian cities.
🔴 Putin warns that "anyone who tries to interfere" will face an "instant" response from Russia.

Live updates:
newsweek.com/ukraine-live-r… In a televised address, Putin said he was taking action to “demilitarize” Ukraine in response to threats coming from Kyiv. He warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to "immediate consequences they have never seen in history."
Feb 23, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
The European Union adopted a sanctions package against Russia following the Kremlin's recognition of the non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine.

The latest from our live blog: newsweek.com/russia-ukraine… Map via Getty Images Ukraine has declared a 30-day state of emergency starting Thursday. The Ukrainian government also told its citizens to leave Russia and the military put more than 200,000 reserve forces on notice that they will be mobilized.

More from our live blog: newsweek.com/russia-ukraine…
Aug 31, 2021 12 tweets 4 min read
Live Updates: Joe Biden addresses nation after U.S. completes Afghanistan withdrawal

Biden said in a statement that he planned to provide additional insight on his decision not to extend the August 31 deadline for the United States' withdrawal.

newsweek.com/live-updates-j… Watch Live: President Biden takes the podium to address the nation nearly 45 minutes after expected start time newsweek.com/live-updates-j…
Jul 6, 2021 17 tweets 13 min read
When it comes to social media impact Donald Trump was the undisputed king. 6 months ago, Facebook & Twitter put an end to his dominance.

So we've crunched the numbers & ranked the 20 biggest MAGA influencers since Trump's capital riot bans.

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newsweek.com/2021/07/09/20-… 20. @marcorubio

Someone Trump may have once labeled a “RINO” but has since received “complete and total endorsement” ahead of a 2022 Senate re-election bid. A regular social media user, his posts drive little engagement with his audience.
Oct 26, 2020 14 tweets 7 min read
As part of a four-month investigation, Newsweek has identified 600 community groups in the U.S. with links to the Chinese Communist Party—part of a large campaign by Beijing to sow unrest ahead of the U.S. election. bit.ly/34wHqZ0 Over the past six weeks, for example, both Google and Microsoft have reported attempted cyber attacks linked to Beijing that targeted individuals who worked with the Biden and Trump campaigns. bit.ly/34wHqZ0
Oct 14, 2020 13 tweets 5 min read
As QAnon conspiracy theories draw new believers, scientists take aim at a misinformation pandemic, writes @dhfreedman. bit.ly/2FtgzmJ Image The first three "nodes" of the conspiracy-theory network known as QAnon arose in 2018 in the persons of founders Tracy Diaz, Paul Furber and Coleman Rogers. bit.ly/2FtgzmJ
Apr 6, 2020 20 tweets 8 min read
Doctors are being forced to ration care. Don't blame them. Blame decades of poor U.S. policy | Opinion newsweek.com/2020/04/24/doc… "What COVID-19 is telling us is our choice—often hidden but nonetheless revealing of our ethics—to underinvest in public health is now going to cost us in terms of economic instability, tragic choices and lives lost." @ehbvassar president of @Vassar.
Sep 3, 2019 26 tweets 5 min read
During her recent trip to Honduras, immigration reporter @chantaladasilva got a firsthand account of why so many Hondurans risk the journey to the U.S. border.
trib.al/VW4wI7X 28-year-old mother-of-two Carmen Martinez knows the rules for staying alive.

If she wants to invite a friend or even a family member from outside the neighborhood over to her house, she has to get permission from a gang leader first.
Apr 16, 2019 7 tweets 3 min read
NEW COVER STORY: @RepAdamSchiff says "Individual 1" Donald Trump should be prosecuted—and he’s not giving up trib.al/QcRT27m Schiff has claimed that evidence of wrongdoing by Trump “is in plain sight.” The top Democrat spoke with Newsweek from his D.C. office about why Mueller couldn’t nail Trump, why he won’t give up investigating the president & how he thinks the rule of law will ultimately triumph.
Apr 15, 2019 4 tweets 2 min read
Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque burns at the same time as fire engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris trib.al/YSgw72e Footage showing smoke and fire emerging from the roof of a structure known as the Marwani Prayer Room, or Solomon's Stables, could be seen on social media.