The day's other headlines start in South Korea, where liberal opposition leader Li Jiang

won his country's presidential race.

Members of his party celebrated tonight after a joint exit poll showed Lee was projected

to beat his conservative opponent who came out later to concede.

The snap election follows conservative president Yun-Suk Yul's removal from office.

His short-lived declaration of martial law last year sparked political upheaval that deeply divided

South Koreans. On the heels of tonight's victory, Lee promised supporters he'll reunite the country.

While politicians may clash over interests and draw lines between factions, the people are

not bound to follow those divisions. People are the master of this nation, and politicians are

workers who are responsible for people's lives. Political quarrels may not be

avoidable, but people don't have to be divided and hate each other. Lee will be sworn in as

president tomorrow to start a five-year term instead of waiting the normal two-month transition

period. Turning to the war in Ukraine, two days after Ukraine launched a wave of drone strikes deep into Russia,

Kiev says it damaged the foundation of the Kerch Bridge that connects Russia to occupied Crimea.

The Ukrainian Security Service released video that it says shows the blast, though it has not been independently verified.

Here in the U.S., budget officials have sent the first so-called

recisions package to Congress. In a social media post, the Office of Management and Budget

said the measure contains what it calls billions in wasteful foreign aid and federal funding for

NPR and PBS. All told, the package would eliminate some $9.4 billion that had already been allocated by Congress.

That includes more than $8 billion in foreign aid cuts, plus more than $1 billion that was set aside for public media, including PBS, which airs this program.

The package requires a simple majority in the House and Senate to pass.

The mayor of Newark sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor today over his arrest outside

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