Homeowners rush to install heat pumps now as federal tax credits set to expire in December

Federal tax credits established under the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, are soon to expire. Back in 2022, the IRA was ...

A smile mandate? Target employees must greet shoppers within 10 feet

Target’s latest in-store guideline directive for employees focus on friendliness -- and it comes just in time for holiday ...

Senate could take test vote on new spending bill as early as Sunday afternoon

Fragile coalition emerges as Senate Democrats may break with party to pass spending bill, potentially ending shutdown but ...

The Democrats Try Out a Big Tent

The Democrats finally have their groove back—or at least a semblance of a groove. The convention was held, somewhat awkwardly ...

Reckoning looms for politicians as longest government shutdown persists

Government shutdown enters day 39 as Congress faces political reckoning with both parties at risk of voter backlash over ...

The Limits of the Democrats’ Big Tent

The convention was held, somewhat awkwardly, at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., and was intended to be the ...

Mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard arrested. Authorities say it’s not directly related to daughter’s case

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said they have arrested Ashlee Buzzard, mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, on charges of false imprisonment. Officials added that the arrest was ...

Scott McDonald

Scott McDonald is a Newsweek deputy night editor based in Cape Coral, Florida. His focus is assigning and writing stories ...