Korva Coleman

Britain's prime minister says the leaders want to create a defensive force to help protect shipping in the strait.

Trump administration officials are pitching Congress on the largest defense budget request in U.S.

history.

NPR's Claudia Grisales reports the $1.5 trillion request does not include costs from the war with Iran.

That's the only way we can do our job properly to do the oversight that we are tasked with, to be clear.

The size of the request for defense spending is shocking.

A federal judge says above-ground construction on the new White House ballroom project must stop.

until congressional lawmakers approve it.

NPR's Anastasia Tsoukas has more.

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There's a winner in a special election for a New Jersey congressional seat.

Democrat Ana Lilia Mejia beat Republican Joe Hathaway in yesterday's vote.

The seat was previously held by Democrat Mikey Sherrill, who became New Jersey's governor.

Unionized workers at South Korea's largest conglomerate, Samsung Electronics, are threatening to strike.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul the Samsung workers want a bigger cut of the company's massive recent profits.

Pope Leo is in Cameroon as part of his 10-day visit to Africa.

He celebrated Mass today in Cameroon's main port city on the Atlantic, Douala.

The Vatican had estimated well over half a million people might come for the Mass, but said today 120,000 people attended.

Leo has made a number of critical remarks on his trip, especially opposing war.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.