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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated Wednesday evening after Robert Mueller's testimony, telling attendees at a closed-door fundraiser in West Virginia that the former special counsel's appearance was a dud. Democrats took a different tack after Mueller's nearly seven hours of testimony, highlighting the aspects of his report that potentially damage Trump's reelection bid. House Republicans said Mueller's testimony uncovered no meaningful new information and contended it was time to move on.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan's Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya says North Korea's missile test launches are probably a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Iwaya told reporters Japan is still analyzing what type of missiles North Korea fired into the sea early Thursday. South Korea's military says they were two short-range missiles, leading some observers to suggest they were not a major provocation but rather the North's warning of what may happen if the nuclear negotiations with the U.S. fail.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The spokesman for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló says the politician is preparing a message to the people of Puerto Rico and will address them directly Wednesday night. Public Affairs Secretary Anthony Maceira offered no further details Wednesday evening to dozens of reporters gathered outside the governor's residence for word of his political future.
LONDON (AP) — Australia's prime minister has congratulated Boris Johnson and hopes to ink one of Britain's first bilateral trade deals after Brexit. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he and Johnson are both looking forward to meeting at the Group of 7 summit in France next month and to "moving very quickly, when the opportunity presents" to reach a trade deal. Morrison says it is in the interests of the broader global economy that Britain and Europe resolve outstanding Brexit issues.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new asylum restrictions for people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco came hours after a judge in Washington decided to let the rules stand while lawsuits played out in court. The policy would prevent most migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. if they passed through another country first.
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