How GOP Senators Are Secretly Getting Ready to Surrender to Trump … It's largely passing unnoticed, but Republicans are quietly laying the groundwork to give their full blessing to one of Donald Trump's more corrupt schemes: Unleashing law enforcement on his political enemies without cause once he's sworn in again next year.

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol impeached after martial law ploy  —  Yoon must immediately hand over power to the prime minister, who will act as caretaker while the courts review the impeachment vote.  The process could take months.  —  SEOUL — The South Korean National Assembly voted Saturday …

Apple CEO visits Mar-a-Lago, joining list of tech execs seemingly courting Trump  —  Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Mar-a-Lago on Friday, joining a growing list of tech executives that are seemingly courting President-elect Trump ahead of his return to the White House.

Inside Democrats' emerging Trump inauguration boycott … - For many Democrats, the scars of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol remain fresh in the mind, marking Trump as a threat to democracy.  — “For somebody who he said he's going to lock me up, I don't see the excitement …

Trump brings political drama to Army-Navy game sidelines  —  Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and Marine veteran Daniel Penny are attending the game with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance  —  President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will attend …

Pelosi underwent hip surgery after ‘hard fall’ in Luxembourg  —  The former speaker had surgery after she was hospitalized after a fall during a congressional visit to Luxembourg marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.  —  Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) …

Trump's Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls  —  At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down.  —  It was past midnight in Florida this week …

McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to Kennedy  —  “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they're dangerous,” said the former Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader …

Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study  —  The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday.  —  The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that obesity nationwide …

RFK Jr.'s Hopes of Having Daughter-in-Law at CIA Hit Roadblock  —  ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW faces long odds in winning a top job at the Central Intelligence Agency amid mounting criticism from members of Donald Trump's transition team and Senate Republicans.

A New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Temporary Work Permits  —  Trump promised to eliminate programs that provide temporary work permits, including to Dreamers  —  Nate Koetje, chief executive of an electrical contractor based in Grand Rapids, Mich., would like to hire as many as 200 workers next year.

Fed-up NJ sheriff sends own drone to follow mystery flying objects — what happened left some ‘stunned’  —  A fed-up New Jersey sheriff said he tried to track the mystery drones swarming the skies above his county — but they “easily” evaded the effort.  —  The Ocean County Sheriff's office sent …

Georgia lawmakers elect Western critic as new president  —  Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.

Trump nominates conservative culture warrior to lead DOJ civil rights  —  Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer in liberal San Francisco, is poised to be the first Sikh American to run the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump tapped Harmeet Dhillon …

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Activist New York Doctor for Illegally Providing Abortion Drugs Across State Lines  —  Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a New York doctor for unlawfully providing abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents in direct violation of state law.

Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship could be decided by the Supreme Court  —  His early messaging is setting the stage for one of the first major legal battles of his second term.  —  Donald Trump's team is crafting an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children …

The Trump Show Is Returning.  Will It Be Triumph, Tragedy or Farce? … On his last show before Election Day, John Oliver allowed himself to dream a little dream.  Mr. Oliver, whose “Last Week Tonight” speaks to a mostly left-of-center crowd, spent most of the episode making the case for Kamala Harris.

The Week CEOs Bent the Knee to Trump  —  Companies abandoned him after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.  Now, they are rushing to curry favor with the president-elect as he prepares to return to the White House.  —  When Donald Trump arrived at the New York Stock Exchange this week for a postelection victory lap …