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.

Why Can’t the World’s Best Military Win Its Wars?

So declared an Associated Press story reporting an upbeat assessment by this country's top military officer at the end of a five-day visit to Afghanistan earlier this spring. Marine General Joseph Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was heading home from the war zone, the AP reporter wrote, "with a palpable sense of optimism" about the U.S.-supported war against Taliban and Islamic State fighters there.

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.

Myanmar military assures U.N. of ‘harsh’ action on sexual assault

Myanmar's military has assured the United Nations of "harsh" action against perpetrators of sexual violence, state media reported on Tuesday, as U.N. envoys traveled to Rakhine State where the military conducted a widely criticized crackdown. Rohingya refugees are reflected in rain water along an embankment next to paddy fields after fleeing from Myanmar into Palang Khali, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh November 2, 2017.

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.

Are we Really on the Brink of a New Era in Korea?

Keeping diplomatic developments coming at a head-snapping pace, the South Korean government said on Sunday that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, had told President Moon Jae-in that he would abandon his nuclear weapons if the United States agreed to formally end the Korean War and promise not to invade his country. The apparent concessions from the youthful leader were widely welcomed as perhaps the most promising signs yet of ending a standoff on the Korean Peninsula frozen in place since fighting in the Korean War ended 65 years ago.

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.

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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.

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'She burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is left on the verge of tears after Michelle Wolf attacks press secretary during vicious Correspondents' Dinner speech that Trump skipped He's behind you! Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti can't hide his delight as he photobombs Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway on Correspondents' Dinner red carpet 'It turns out that the president is the one p***y you're not allowed to grab': Michelle Wolf's funniest jokes and most biting barbs on President Trump, Congress and the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Kim Jong-un says North Korea will shut down its nuclear test site NEXT MONTH and insists he will not fire missiles at the US in huge victory for Trump and the peace talks Crowd chants 'Nobel, Nobel' during Michigan rally as Trump boasts he had 'everything' to do with the North ... (more)

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'She burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is left on the verge of tears after Michelle Wolf attacks press secretary during vicious Correspondents' Dinner speech that Trump skipped He's behind you! Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti can't hide his delight as he photobombs Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway on Correspondents' Dinner red carpet 'It turns out that the president is the one p***y you're not allowed to grab': Michelle Wolf's funniest jokes and most biting barbs on President Trump, Congress and the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Kim Jong-un says North Korea will shut down its nuclear test site NEXT MONTH and insists he will not fire missiles at the US in huge victory for Trump and the peace talks Crowd chants 'Nobel, Nobel' during Michigan rally as Trump boasts he had 'everything' to do with the North ... (more)

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'She burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is left on the verge of tears after Michelle Wolf attacks press secretary during vicious Correspondents' Dinner speech that Trump skipped He's behind you! Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti can't hide his delight as he photobombs Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway on Correspondents' Dinner red carpet 'It turns out that the president is the one p***y you're not allowed to grab': Michelle Wolf's funniest jokes and most biting barbs on President Trump, Congress and the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Kim Jong-un says North Korea will shut down its nuclear test site NEXT MONTH and insists he will not fire missiles at the US in huge victory for Trump and the peace talks Crowd chants 'Nobel, Nobel' during Michigan rally as Trump boasts he had 'everything' to do with the North ... (more)

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'She burns facts and uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye': Sarah Huckabee Sanders is left on the verge of tears after Michelle Wolf attacks press secretary during vicious Correspondents' Dinner speech that Trump skipped He's behind you! Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti can't hide his delight as he photobombs Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Kellyanne Conway on Correspondents' Dinner red carpet 'It turns out that the president is the one p***y you're not allowed to grab': Michelle Wolf's funniest jokes and most biting barbs on President Trump, Congress and the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Kim Jong-un says North Korea will shut down its nuclear test site NEXT MONTH and insists he will not fire missiles at the US in huge victory for Trump and the peace talks Crowd chants 'Nobel, Nobel' during Michigan rally as Trump boasts he had 'everything' to do with the North ... (more)

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Pompeo to Middle East as Iran Deal Hangs in the Balance

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg prior to a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018. After making his diplomatic debut in Brussels at the NATO foreign ministers meeting, new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins a swing through the Middle East Saturday.

Pompeo sworn in as secretary of state, dashes off to Europe

Mike Pompeo took over as America's top diplomat Thursday after being confirmed by the Senate and sworn in across the street minutes later. The new secretary of state immediately dashed off to Europe in an energetic start befitting the high-stakes issues awaiting him from Iran to North Korea.