According to a Homeland Security official, some 475 people were detained during an immigration raid at a sprawling Georgia site where South Korean auto company Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles. Steven Schrank said at a news briefing Friday that the majority of the people detained were from South Korea. South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lee Jaewoong described the number of detained South Koreans as “large,” though he didn't provide an exact figure. Thursday’s raid targeted one of Georgia’s largest and most high-profile manufacturing sites, touted by the governor and other officials as the largest economic development project in the state’s history.

In a letter sent to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid — effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch. The letter was posted Friday morning on the X account of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Trump’s move rests on a tool not used in nearly 50 years, known as a pocket rescission: A president submits a request to Congress to not spend approved funds toward the end of the fiscal year so that Congress can’t act on the request in the 45-day timeframe, and the money goes unspent as a result.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and begun to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The meeting would be a critical step toward bringing a possible end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Trump said the meeting’s location will be determined later. Trump, Zelenskyy and European leaders met at the White House earlier Monday for hastily assembled multilateral talks. Trump had met one-on-one with Putin on Aug. 15. European political leaders joined discussions as they pursue means to safeguard Ukraine and the continent from any widening aggression from Moscow.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is voicing concerns about the president's potential use of the National Guard to patrol the city's streets. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard. He says the plan will reduce crime and tackle homelessness in the city. The president exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in the District of Columbia. The city's crime rate has fallen in recent years. Bowser said in a press conference following Trump's announcement that the president's action is “unsettling and unprecedented” but not surprising.