SEOUL, South Korea — Left-leaning challenger Lee Jae-myung won South Korea’s presidential election, ending three years of conservative rule in a race that was largely a verdict on his ousted predecessor’s botched attempt to revive martial law in the longstanding U.S. ally.

Lee, a former labor activist, won Tuesday’s election with 49.4% ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — He openly advocated for the death of then-President-elect Donald Trump, hailing himself as an “assassin” and threatening to shoot the would-be 47th commander-in-chief shortly after the election, prosecutors say.

Those words, left on Facebook posts, are at the center of a federal grand jury indictment. On Tuesday, Yucca ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit at The Hague, the White House said, as the U.S. president seeks to rally the alliance’s members to step up defense spending.

“I can confirm he will be going to the NATO summit,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on ...Read more

The Trump administration rescinded guidance put in place by former President Joe Biden that directed U.S. hospitals to provide abortions on an emergency basis when they’re medically necessary to stabilize patients.

The guideline was established in July 2022 under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, just weeks after the U.S. ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge dismissed California’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s tariffs, temporarily stymieing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s biggest political tactic against Trump’s White House.

U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled on Monday that Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta did not have ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee used a congressional hearing Tuesday to air grievances about district court rulings against the Trump administration, as Democrats argued judges are simply doing their job.

The joint subcommittee hearing was among the latest Republican pushback to district judges who have ruled ...Read more

Voter approval of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies is running higher than opinions on his overall presidency, according to a pair of recent polls.

Trump scored identical overall voter approval ratings of 46% against 51% disapproval in recent surveys by Morning Consult and Economist/YouGov, both released Tuesday. While those ...Read more

Another nationwide protest against President Donald Trump is coming up. This time, it will take place on his birthday.

The “No Kings” rallies are planned for June 14 and will focus on Trump, his policies, and his spending.

The Saturday events, which are scheduled en masse across the country, will coincide with Trump’s birthday and his ...Read more

New York Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler on Tuesday called on the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee to condemn the brief detention of a Nadler aide by federal authorities at his lower Manhattan district office last week amid a protest against President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

Joined by Rep. Jamie...Read more

WASHINGTON —The special election to complete the late Democratic Rep. Gerald E. Connolly’s term will be held on Sept. 9, Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Tuesday.

Youngkin’s announcement sets off a just over three-month sprint to succeed Connolly, who died last month weeks after announcing that his esophageal cancer had ...Read more

Elon Musk trashed President Trump’s signature budget bill Tuesday as “a disgusting abomination” and called out Republican lawmakers who support the sprawling measure dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Breaking dramatically with Trump, the world’s richest man said he couldn’t stay silent anymore about the budget-busting megabill that ...Read more

SEONGNAM, South Korea — South Korean President-elect Lee Jae-myung has always described his politics as deeply personal, born of the "wretchedness" of his youth.

In his last presidential run three years ago, when his conservative opponent Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor, appealed to the rule of law, Lee told a story from his childhood: ...Read more

SEOUL, South Korea —South Korea’s opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung vowed to improve people’s livelihoods as his main rival acknowledged defeat in a presidential election that was largely a popular verdict on ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched attempt to revive martial law after decades of democratic rule.

With 90% of the ballots ...Read more

Former “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd said his tires were slashed outside of his home because of his reporting on President Donald Trump. And he claimed he’s not alone.

The ex-NBC pundit told Times Radio he’s “100%” experienced how raising the ire of the 47th president brings danger to the doorsteps of judges and journalists who ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump said last week that he would support U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser for Pennsylvania governor if he decides to run, pledging the most-coveted endorsement for the GOP gubernatorial primary in 2026.

Meuser, a Republican in his fourth term who represents parts of Northeastern Pennsylvania, has been all-but-outright ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A volunteer firefighter is challenging Maryland’s most indomitable member for his seat in Congress.

Harry Jarin, a resident of Anne Arundel County, announced last week that he will run against longtime Rep. Steny Hoyer to represent Maryland’s 5th District.

“I don’t know how much more losing the establishment of the ...Read more

PARIS — Donald Trump’s combative trade policies have tipped the world economy into a downturn, with the U.S. among the hardest hit, the OECD said.

The Paris-based organization slashed its global forecasts for the second time this year, citing the impact of the American president’s tariff onslaught. The combination of trade barriers and ...Read more

When the U.S. Senate considers five Floridians who are up for federal judgeships, three of them should be forced to answer a familiar Washington question: What did you know and when did you know it?

Ed Artau and Jordan Pratt are Florida appellate judges who recently wrote opinions sure to please President Donald Trump, who announced their ...Read more

DENVER — President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill would jeopardize food assistance for tens of thousands of low-income Coloradans, while requiring the state to pick up tens of millions of dollars in new spending, according to analyses from two think tanks.

Trump and House Republicans’ bill, which passed the U.S. House on May...Read more