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WATCH: Trump 'simply floated' idea of deporting U.S. citizens, White House's Leavitt says

By Molly Finnegan

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that the Trump administration is not sure it is legal to deport U.S. citizens to El Salvador, but that President Donald Trump has “simply floated” the idea for the sake of transparency.

WATCH: Meeting Panama's president, Hegseth vows to take back Panama Canal 'from China's influence'

By Associated Press

“The United States of America will not allow Communist China, or any other country to threaten the canal’s operation or integrity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, speaking at a ribbon cutting at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa Naval Base.

South Korea will hold snap election on June 3 to choose Yoon's successor

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor after the conservative was ousted over his imposition of martial law late last year.

South Korea fires warning shots as about 10 North Korean soldiers cross border

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

South Korea says its military has fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the border.

WATCH: State Department says funding to some life-saving UN food programs was cut by mistake

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

“There were a few programs that were cut in other countries that were not meant to be cut, that have been rolled back and put into place,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters.

Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after they receive a court hearing

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court’s action appears to bar the administration from immediately resuming the flights that last month carried hundreds of migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

Removal of Prince Harry's UK security detail was unfair, lawyer says

By Brian Melley, Associated Press

Shaheed Fatima argued to a London appeals court Tuesday that a group that evaluated the Duke of Sussex's security needs failed to follow its own process and perform a risk management assessment.

U.S. stock market careens through second day of swings amid uncertainty about Trump's tariffs

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

The S&P 500 lost an early gain of 4.1% and slumped 1.7% with about an hour left in trading Tuesday.

Foreign minister says Iran will have indirect talks with U.S. on Tehran's nuclear program

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday he'll meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman for the first negotiations under the Trump administration seeking to halt Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the Middle East.