VAWA

NWPB's Johanna Bejarano reports on new groups that could see extra protections in the federal Violence Against Women ActPresident Joe Biden signed the…

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government, which is affecting more than 800,000 federal workers and numerous government agencies, also has consequences for the Violence Against Women Act, which expired midnight on Friday. Separately, both the House and the Senate passed spending deals that included clauses that would have extended VAWA until Feb. 8.