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House Passes Funding Package to End Partial Government Shutdown
Washington D.C. – The House of Representatives passed a government funding package on Tuesday, aiming to end the partial government shutdown that had entered its third day, according to ABC News. The measure, which garnered some bipartisan support, passed with a vote of 217-214 and now heads to President Donald Trump's desk for signature.
The funding package provides allocations for the Pentagon, Education, Treasury, Labor, and State departments through the end of the fiscal year, ABC News reported. It also includes a short-term, two-week measure to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded through the end of next week.
In other news, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faced backlash after calling the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) "Jim Crow," despite a previous similar allegation falling flat, Fox News reported. The SAVE Act would require states to obtain proof of citizenship in-person when people register to vote and remove non-citizens from voter rolls. Schumer's opposition drew criticism, with many pointing out his identical claim about a Georgia voting law that ultimately resulted in record Black voter turnout.
Meanwhile, a group called Moms for America Action, described as the nation's largest conservative mothers organization, announced an "aggressive" 2026 campaign to educate parents on the dangers of illegal e-cigarettes, inspired by the Trump administration's efforts, according to Fox News. The organization intends to make combating illegal Chinese vapes a top priority in the upcoming election cycle.
CBS News also faced scrutiny after naming Peter Attia, a longevity expert, as a contributor on January 27, Fox News reported. Just days later, Attia's name appeared over 1,700 times in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files released by the Justice Department on Friday. Emails between Attia and Epstein surfaced, including one where Attia joked about female genitals being "low card."
In Massachusetts, four individuals, including two Venezuelan citizens, were implicated in a $1 million food stamp and pandemic unemployment fraud scheme, the Justice Department said Tuesday, according to Fox News. Federal prosecutors allege the suspects stole 115 identities from people across the country, including six children, to obtain SNAP benefits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as pandemic unemployment benefits from Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, and Nevada.
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