Who lost the South China Sea?

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has spoken out against China's strategy of "intimidation and coercion" in the South China Sea, including the deployment of anti-ship missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and electronic jammers, and, more recently, the landing of nuclear-capable bomber aircraft at Woody Island. There are, Mattis warned, "consequences to China ignoring the international community."

‘Beast’ Mode: Democrats Worry Kim Is Playing Trump

Kim Jong Un peered inside as a Secret Service agent held open a door of "The Beast," President Donald Trump's heavily armored limousine. The surreal moment left some lawmakers speechless, with Democrats saying it showed Trump was too conciliatory toward the North Korean dictator during their historic summit.

Voters weigh heft of Trump backing in South Carolina primary Source: WSOC

South Carolina voters are finally getting their chance to weigh in as polls open Tuesday for the state's primary elections, with a hotly contested governor's race at the top of the ticket. The Republican primary vote is a test for the heft of the endorsement of President Donald Trump, who is backing Gov. Henry McMaster.

Trump’s victory Fist Pump as odds slashed on him winning Nobel Peace Prize after Kim meet

Trump walked away from his historic meeting with Kim believing that the United States and North Korea can "start a new history" be achieving peace between the two nations. In a highly stage-managed summit at the Capella Hotel in Singapore , Trump lavished Kim with compliments, calling him "very smart" and hailing their "special bond".

German authorities arrest suspected Islamic State member

President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un conclude an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete... President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un conclude an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."

The Latest: US commits to ‘security guarantees’ for NKorea

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 11, 2018. Final prep... .

UK justice minister resigns ahead of key Brexit debate

President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un conclude an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete... President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un conclude an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." . . FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev, speaks during a media briefing at Metro Police headquarters in Las Vegas.

Lessons for the Trump-Kim summit

The unprecedented, historic and weird summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un could produce the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, or just more of the same lies and dissembling from North Korea we have seen before. Former Israeli diplomat Yoram Ettinger advises President Trump to see an interconnection between a potential deal with North Korea and the flawed nuclear deal with Iran made by the Obama administration.

Democrats test liberal messages

In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Clarke Tucker talks to supporters after winning the District 2 U.S. House Democratic primary at Cotham's in the City in Little Rock. Weeks into the primary season, with five more states voting today, Democrats are shaping up to test what liberal messages the party can sell to the moderate and GOP-leaning voters who will help determine control of the House after the November midterm election.

Trump to receive briefing on IG’s Clinton email report before…

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to brief President Donald Trump on Thursday about the inspector general report on law enforcement's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe before it is released to the public, people familiar with the matter said. Capitol Hill staffers were told Tuesday that scheduling and logistical conflicts would make it necessary for the Justice Department to shift their planned Thursday morning briefing to the afternoon, according to people familiar with the congressional plans.

Senate GOP upbeat on victory in N. Dakota, less in W.Va.

Republicans say two states that President Donald Trump won in landslides are heading in opposite directions in the battle for the Senate majority, as they expressed increasing confidence about capturing North Dakota but diminishing hopes about West Virginia. With fewer than 100 days to the midterm elections, top Republicans have concluded that North Dakota represents their best chance to flip a seat from blue to red, with Rep. Kevin Cramer, R, looking to unseat first-term Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

Human Rights a Back-Burner Issue at Summit

President Donald Trump said it himself to Congress and the American people: "No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea." But when it comes to human rights, don't expect Trump to hold Kim Jong Un's feet to the fire at the Singapore summit.

At Trump-Kim summit, human rights is a back-burner issue

President Donald Trump said it himself to Congress and the American people: "No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea." But when it comes to human rights, don't expect Trump to hold Kim Jong Un's feet to the fire at the Singapore summit.

A Handshake Decades in the Making

"It was not easy to get here," Kim Jong Un said shortly after meeting Donald Trump on Tuesday morning in Singapore. This, after the ravages of the Korean War, decades of violent flare-ups in a conflict that never really ended, 25 years of failed nuclear negotiations, and many months of Trump and Kim threatening each other with nuclear armageddon, was quite the understatement.