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Trump Orders Major Cut to Korea Drills
President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in U.S.-South Korea military exercises, calling the drills costly and an “inappropriate and hostile” signal toward North Korea.
Peruvian elections: what you need to know
Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sanchez by the Japan times image by Alexander Villegas and Marco Aquino
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California mayor quits over Chinese agent charges
Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, resigned Monday after federal prosecutors charged her with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and said she
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Tennessee enacts new U.S. House map eliminating the state’s last Democratic district
Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map into law Thursday, breaking up Memphis’ majority-Black 9th District and giving Republicans a strong chance to control all nine
Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress before expected House sanctions
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, according to NOTUS, stepping down just hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to announce sanctions against
U.S. Labor Secretary resigns
WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr. 20 – Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday, according to a post on X from the White House Communications Director. Keith Sonderling
Former President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria Secures Majority in Parliament
Bulgaria held its eighth consecutive parliamentary election since 2021 on Sunday, with former President Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria coalition securing a parliamentary majority.
By Wafelyn
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales Announces Resignation After Illicit Affair With Aide Unveiled
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales submitted his resignation to the U.S. House on Tuesday amidst the unveiling of a sexual misconduct scandal that led to his former aide
Reps. Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell officially resign amid allegations of misconduct
Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales resigned from Congress Tuesday amid separate sexual misconduct scandals, ending House Ethics investigations into both.
Liberals secure majority government in Canada after election wins
OTTAWA, Ontario, April 13 — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party now holds a majority government in Canada’s House of Commons, a shift that gives the party
Rep. Eric Swalwell announces resignation from Congress
Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced plans on Monday to resign from congress amid sexual assault allegations following calls from lawmakers on both sides to step down.