Republicans are one seat away from Senate majority after flipping critical seat in Ohio and holding seat in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are one seat away from Senate majority after flipping critical seat in Ohio and holding seat in Texas.
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The TelegraphWhy South Korea declared martial law and what happens next
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president, declared martial law on Tuesday, vowing to eliminate “anti-state forces” that he said threatened to “ruin” the nation.
- Evening Standard
Who is President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee, the political couple mired in scandal?
The President and his wife have been at the centre of a series of scandals prior to last night’s attempted coup
- The Daily Beast
Joe Biden Appears to Fall Asleep at Meeting With African Leaders
President Joe Biden appeared to briefly fall asleep during an international conference on railways on the last day of a trip to Africa—his first while in office. The president arrived in Angola on Monday, and spent the past few days meeting with regional leaders to discuss development projects. But video showed the president seemingly dozing off at Wednesday’s event—a summit discussing the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor railway. In a clip published by British newspaper The Telegraph, Biden can be
- USA TODAY
China stacked the deck against Augusta-made golf carts. Here's what America did about it.
U.S. Rep. Rick W. Allen led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo urging her to stand by U.S. manufacturers.
- The Independent
South Korean police investigate Yoon for insurrection as general ‘finds out about martial law from TV’
Several South Korean military and political leaders distance themselves from Yoon’s martial law decree
- The Telegraph
Two hours and 48 minutes of chaos: How martial law rose and fell in South Korea
Jung Su-yeon crawled on her hands and knees through the frantic legs of South Korea’s security forces to save democracy.
- France 24
South Korean President Yoon faces impeachment as thousands protest his martial law order
South Korean opposition parties on Wednesday filed a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later. Thousands of protestors marched in Seoul and across the country also demanding Yoon's resignation. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law on Wednesday, reversing course after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.The
- LA Times
Democrats flip seat in California's Central Valley in nation's final outstanding House race
Democrat Adam Gray has narrowly defeated Republican Rep. John Duarte in the race for California's 13th Congressional District.
- CNN
South Korean president accepts defense minister’s resignation amid backlash over martial law move
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of his Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun amid growing criticism over the leader’s short-lived declaration of martial law.
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants A ‘Blanket Pardon’ And Everyone Has The Same Question
The far-right lawmaker raised eyebrows with this very unusual request for Donald Trump.
- The Daily Beast
Kevin McCarthy Just Can’t Quit His Revenge Mission Against Matt Gaetz
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still doesn’t much like Matt Gaetz, if his recent appearance on NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live is anything to go by. The pair have a long-running beef, stretching back to when Gaetz helped nudge McCarthy out as House speaker last October. McCarthy fueled the flames again Wednesday night when he told Dan Abrams that Gaetz lied to President-elect Donald Trump about his potential attorney general nomination—in an attempt to swerve the ethics probe.
- CNN
South Korean opposition leader thought martial law announcement was ‘a deepfake’
The leader of South Korea’s main opposition party thought the president’s late night martial law announcement was a deepfake when he first saw it, he told CNN on Thursday as his party now seeks to impeach the country’s leader.
- Reuters
Top US House Democrat calls on Biden to pardon working-class Americans
The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to pardon some working-class Americans after drawing criticism for pardoning his own son, Hunter Biden. "During his final weeks in office, President Biden should exercise the high level of compassion he has consistently demonstrated throughout his life, including toward his son, and pardon on a case-by-case basis the working-class Americans in the federal prison system whose lives have been ruined by unjustly aggressive prosecutions for nonviolent offenses," Jeffries said in a statement.
- Sky video
Motion to impeach South Korean president over short-lived martial law is submitted
South Korean opposition parties have submitted a motion to impeach the president after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering the biggest political crisis the country has faced in decades.
- The Hill
House GOP set for tiniest vote margin possible: ‘We have nothing to spare’
House Republicans will have zero room for error in the 119th Congress — literally. Rep. John Duarte (R) conceded to Democrat Adam Gray in California’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday night — the final uncalled House race of the 2024 cycle — solidifying the GOP’s 220-215 majority in the lower chamber. That slim edge is already one…
- The Hill
Watch: Joe Manchin gives final speech from Senate floor
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) gave his final remarks from the Senate floor on Tuesday afternoon. Manchin, who announced just over a year ago that he would not seek reelection, has held his seat since 2010. The senator, who was largely considered the most vulnerable Senate Democrat heading into 2024, left the Democratic Party and filed…
- CNN
Analyst says South Korean president made one of the ‘great political errors’
CNN security analyst David Sanger breaks down why he thinks the South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo attempted to declare martial law. The South Korean president said he would lift a martial law order, just hours after his decree plunged the country into political uncertainty and sparked fierce backlash from lawmakers across the political spectrum.
- The Hill
Helmy to exit Senate on Sunday, be replaced by Kim
New Jersey Sen. George Helmy (D) announced he will resign from his seat Sunday, clearing the way for Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), the senator-elect, to take the seat a few weeks before the start of the next term of Congress. The announcement on Tuesday was expected as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) appointed Helmy…
- The Guardian
South Korea gripped by uncertainty as MPs defy president’s declaration of martial law
Yoon Suk Yeol says in late-night address that opposition parties have taken parliamentary process hostage
- NY Daily News
White House ‘monitoring’ South Korea after martial law declared
The White House Tuesday said it was “monitoring” the situation in South Korea after the president of the close U.S. ally suddenly declared martial law. The Biden administration had no immediate substantive comment on the shocking announcement by unpopular President Yoon Suk Yeol, which led to chaotic late night scenes in Seoul as opposition lawmakers voted to oppose the measure. “The ...