Jan 31, 2026 PM EST - Hannah
Pastor Son Hyun-bo, supported by the U.S. White House and Vice President J.D. Vance, joins activists Jeon Han-gil and Lee Young-don in a national campaign for "Constitutional Resistance" in South Korea. The movement links religious freedom and election integrity to a broader vision for a "Second Founding" of the Republic.
Jan 30, 2026 PM EST - Hannah
FBI raids Georgia election office seizing 700 boxes of records as investigation examines potential links between voting irregularities and South Korean election technology exports through A-WEB and Miru Systems, raising questions about international election security.
Jan 29, 2026 AM EST - Hannah
UN Command issues unprecedented warning against South Korea's proposed DMZ Act, calling it a violation of the Armistice Agreement and signaling deepening tensions between the Lee Jae-myung government and Washington over regional security and alliance commitments.
Jan 28, 2026 PM EST - Hannah
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung faces mounting pressure from Trump's 25% tariff threats and unprecedented defiance from his own officials, signaling an early "lame duck" crisis that threatens both his domestic authority and international standing.
Jan 28, 2026 PM EST - Hannah
U.S. legal figures demand DOJ investigation into South Korea's A-WEB and National Election Commission over allegations of facilitating global election fraud through exported voting systems to multiple nations including Iraq, Philippines, and Ecuador.
Dec 29, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
Forbes officially confirmed Beyoncé as a billionaire on December 29, 2025, making her the fifth musician to reach this milestone after her record-breaking Cowboy Carter Tour grossed over $400 million and Renaissance World Tour earned nearly $600 million. The 44-year-old Grammy-winning artist joins husband Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen in the exclusive billionaire musicians club, earning an estimated $148 million in 2025 through strategic control of her music catalog and touring empire via Parkwood Entertainment.
Oct 06, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
The governments of South Korea and the United States have reportedly reached a "rough" security agreement ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, signaling a strengthened defense partnership. Still, pivotal terms of South Korea's massive, multi-billion-dollar investment pledge, especially the push for a ceiling on U.S. tariffs, have yet to be finalized. The overall economic alignment between the two nations is deeply shadowed by this drawn-out uncertainty.
Oct 02, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
South Korea's foreign minister said Seoul and Washington have reached a "rough agreement" on security alignment as the two allies push to finalize a broader economic package that could temper U.S. tariffs on Korean goods. But officials on both sides signaled that key financial pieces remain unsettled, including Seoul's request for a bilateral currency swap line, and that implementing texts for tariff relief are not yet in place. The latest
Oct 01, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
The first day of the federal funding lapse closed with clearer operational impacts across immigration and public services, even as Congress remained stuck. The Senate failed to advance competing stopgap measures, leaving no immediate path to reopen the government. Hiring & immigration: The E-Verify website now carries a shutdown banner stating that, "due to the lapse in federal funding," the system is unavailable and employers
Oct 01, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
After a summer of sweeping U.S. tariff actions, Seoul and Washington say they have a framework to cap most duties on Korean goods at 15%-but the fine print and timing are still in flux. The White House used both IEEPA reciprocal tariffs and Section 232 measures this year, while signaling partner-specific relief. A Congressional Research Service brief confirms that Washington lowered Korea's IEEPA "country rate" to 15% (effective Aug. 7)
Oct 01, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a funding bill before the deadline. Essential services continue without pay, but many civilian operations are paused until a new appropriation or stopgap bill is signed. Early agency notices and live coverage confirm closure plans are now in effect. Under federal "lapse in appropriations" rules, agencies
Sep 30, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
Federal funding expires at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and agencies are preparing to execute legally required "lapse in appropriations" plans unless Congress passes a stopgap bill in time. Those plans furlough many non-excepted employees while keeping life-and-property functions running. The Office of Personnel Management has circulated special instructions for an orderly
Sep 29, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
Stray Kids' fourth studio album "Karma" has emerged as the United States' best-selling album so far this year on year-to-date tallies compiled from Luminate's retail tracking and cited by multiple outlets. Released on August 22, the album reached the top of the Billboard 200 in its first week and has continued to move physical copies into late September, an unusual arc in a market
Sep 29, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
SEOUL/NEW YORK - South Korea will move to around-the-clock trading in the won and build an offshore settlement channel, a reform package President Lee Jae-myung unveiled to global investors in New York as the currency hovered in the 1,40x per-dollar range. The aim: fix long-criticized access frictions and strengthen Korea's bid for MSCI Developed Markets
Sep 29, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
With federal funding set to lapse at 12:01 a.m. ET on Oct. 1, Congress is racing to pass a short-term measure but has not yet reached agreement. If no deal materializes, agencies will begin executing "lapse in appropriations" plans-furloughing non-excepted staff while keeping life-and-property functions running. Social Security payments and mail delivery continue, but many administrative services
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