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The White House and South Korean government continue to haggle over the details of Seoul’s $350 billion investment commitment. The United States and South Korea still can’t agree on a key plank of the tentative trade agreement they inked over the summer, despite U.S. pressure to finalize the deal during President Donald Trump’s visit to … Read more
Efforts to remap red states before the midterms are hitting roadblocks from state-level Republicans. A fiercely independent governor in New Hampshire, an octogenarian iconoclast in Nebraska and a Kansas Republican who bucked his party on transgender legislation have unwittingly formed a national bulwark against President Donald Trump’s aggressive redistricting push. Despite threats and force, Trump’s … Read more
Some Republicans appear increasingly convinced that enough centrist Democrats are getting ready to fold — potentially by early next week. Nearly one month into the government shutdown, the vibes might finally be shifting. A looming cliff of crucial deadlines, plus fresh outside pressure, is adding new urgency into bipartisan conversations that have been sputtering for … Read more
PARIS — The banks of the Seine were still cloaked in early morning darkness when a security guard at the Paris Holocaust Museum, seated just a stone’s throw from the Notre Dame Cathedral, noticed a suspicious scene. Two men in dark clothes were spraying red paint across the Wall of the Righteous — a stone … Read more
Once a northern separatist, the League leader is betting his legacy on uniting Italy. The leader of what was once Italy’s largest separatist party may end up being the politician who unites the boot from top to bottom. Hemorrhaging support and risking control of the far-right party that he heads, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini … Read more
The Central Command has yet to offer any explanation for the strike on the prison. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American airstrike in April on a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that killed over 60 detained African migrants should be investigated as a possible war crime, activists said Wednesday. The call by Amnesty … Read more
The survey from the Public Policy Institute of California comes days before a special election for Democrats’ redistricting campaign in the state. SACRAMENTO, California — More than half of likely voters are planning to support California Democrats’ redistricting ballot measure next week, a new poll shows. The survey from the Public Policy Institute of California … Read more
The president made the statement begrudgingly after Speaker Mike Johnson said there was no path to a third term. President Donald Trump is seemingly conceding that he can’t run for another term after months of teasing that he might find a way to stay in office. Trump — speaking to reporters Wednesday on Air Force … Read more
The ruling marks the third time in recent weeks that judges have disqualified top federal prosecutors in temporary positions. The Justice Department’s top prosecutor in Los Angeles has been illegally serving in the role since July, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Bill Essayli, Trump’s pick in April to temporarily lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for … Read more
“ICE just ignored a federal court order and tore yet another family apart,” said the executive director for the ACLU of Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS — Immigration officials have deported a father living in Alabama to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal from the U.S. on the grounds he has a claim to … Read more