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 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
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 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
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law” Tuesday, accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities. The announcement drew hundreds of protesters to the South Korean parliament. “To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North
Washington — Senate Democrats reelected Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York as Democratic leader on Tuesday as the party prepares for the next two years in the minority. Schumer, who’s led Senate Democrats since 2017, was reelected in a caucus meeting behind closed doors Tuesday morning. He said in a statement that he is “honored and
President-elect Donald Trump said late Monday that he will travel to Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, a grand celebration set to take place this weekend. “It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame