House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a spending bill to avert a government shutdown before next Friday's deadline, with President Donald Trump signaling his support.

In the criminal case against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, prosecutors have decided not to appeal a judge's ruling to cancel his arrest on technical and legal grounds. He was released from jail Saturday.

Iran's Ali Khamenei is rejecting talks with the United States over the range of Iran's missiles and its regional influence. His remarks, accusing a "bullying government" of persistently pushing for talks, come a day after Trump acknowledged sending a letter to the Iranian leader to negotiate a nuclear deal.