POLITICS

McConnell Urges Trump to Ask 2 ‘Un-Retiring’ Judges to Recuse Themselves From Cases

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The outgoing Senate Republican leader was critical of recent decisions made by two judges. Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration should ask two judges who reversed their retirement decisions in recent weeks to recuse themselves in certain cases. During remarks on the Senate floor on Monday,

South Korea parliament votes to defy president, lift martial law order

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state” forces as he struggles against an opposition that controls the country’s parliament and that he accuses of sympathizing with communist North Korea. Hours later, parliament voted to lift the declaration, with the National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik declaring that

Mexican Officials Dissolve ‘Migrant Caravan’ Headed to US, Activists Say

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It comes amid talks between President-elect Trump and Mexico’s president on border security. Authorities in Mexico dissolved two caravans of would-be illegal immigrants heading to the United States, just days after President-elect Donald Trump warned he would levy a 25 percent tariff on imports from the country. Migrant activists said this week that some were

South Korean President Declares Emergency Martial Law To Eradicate ‘Pro-North Korean Anti-State Forces’

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South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unscheduled TV address Tuesday, vowing to eradicate what he alleges are pro-North Korean forces within the country. “I declare martial law to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces