US to lift sanctions on North Korea if it meets demands: Pompeo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in this May 9, 2018 photo released on May 10, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang. Photo - KCNA/via Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in this May 9, 2018 photo released on May 10, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang.

Pompeo: US will need to give Kim Jong Un security assurances

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the United States will need to "provide security assurances" to North Korea's Kim Jong Un if the adversaries are to reach a nuclear deal, describing the stakes of President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with Kim. Pompeo met with Kim last week in North Korea, helping set the stage for Trump's historic summit with the North Korean leader in Singapore on June 12. Trump's goal is for North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons in a permanent and verifiable way.

Trump seeks ‘very meaningful’ summit in Singapore with North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had high hopes of "doing something very meaningful" to curtail North Korea's nuclear ambitions at a summit in Singapore next month, after Pyongyang smoothed the way for talks by freeing three American prisoners. The date and location of the first-ever meeting of a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader were announced by Trump on Twitter.

Americans freed from North Korea greeted by Trump after arriving in US

In a made-for-TV ceremony in the dead of night, President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed home three Americans freed by North Korea and declared their release a sign of promise toward his goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. With the former detainees by his side on a dark air base tarmac, Trump called it a "great honor" to welcome the men to the U.S., but said "the true honor is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear weapons."

Trump Says NK Was ‘Excellent’ To Detainees, Pence Hints Otherwise

In a made-for-TV ceremony in the dead of night, President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed home three Americans freed by North Korea and declared their release a sign of promise toward his goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. With the former detainees by his side on a dark air base tarmac, Trump called it a "great honor" to welcome the men to the U.S., but said "the true honor is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear weapons."

Trump: North Korea a excellenta to detainees, Pence hints otherwise

In a made-for-TV ceremony in the dead of night, President Donald Trump on Thursday welcomed home three Americans freed by North Korea and declared their release a sign of promise toward his goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. With the former detainees by his side on a dark air base tarmac, Trump called it a "great honor" to welcome the men to the U.S., but said "the true honor is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear weapons."

GOP House members seek Nobel Peace Prize for president

A group of House Republicans is seeking the Nobel Peace Prize for President Donald Trump because of his work to ease nuclear tensions with North Korea. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are working out the details of a historic summit that could take place by the end of May or early June.

President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea diplomacy

From forcing China to use its influence to matching Kim Jong Un's aggressiveness, Donald Trump has done more to earn Nobel Prize than Barack Obama. President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea diplomacy From forcing China to use its influence to matching Kim Jong Un's aggressiveness, Donald Trump has done more to earn Nobel Prize than Barack Obama.

Sensing opportunity, Trump presses for action on North Korea Source: Cox Media Group

With the date of a summit meeting with Kim Jong Un still to be determined, President Donald Trump continued this weekend to press the case that major changes are on the horizon between North and South Korea, as Mr. Trump spoke with both the South Korean and Japanese leaders about progress on a deal with the Pyongyang regime to rein in its nuclear weapons program. Headline: "Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade" - from the Failing New York Times.

Lawmakers warn White House to be cautious about trusting North Korea in nuclear talks

As the White House plans for a meeting with Kim Jong Un, Republicans and Democrats on congressional intelligence committees warned Sunday that President Trump needs to be cautious about talks with the North Korean dictator. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in look at a rusted steel post of the military demarcation line at the truce village of Panmunjom on April 27, 2018.

Separating real news from the gossip in last weeka s news cycle

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, arrive for a joint announcement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is trying really hard to boost his international approval ratings, but even proposing a peace treaty to finally end the Korean War wasn't enough to get anybody's attention last week.

US warns North Korea must take ‘irreversible’ steps to denuclearize

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 29, 2018. Photo - Reuters US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, April 29, 2018.

Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn’t.

Trump is claiming that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim, but that's not the case. President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un.