Trump signs bill easing post-2008 crisis restraints on banks
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law a measure that loosens key restraints for banks imposed after the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession.
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Donald Trump cancels his meeting with Kim Jong Un
IF THERE is one foreign policy goal to which President Donald Trump is unswervingly committed, it is to make America safe from Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons. That was the message the president's foreign policy team quietly transmitted for most of the past year.
Analysis: Trump’s tactics both catalyst and drag on North Korea talks
WASHINGTON As talks between the United States and North Korea about a historic nuclear summit picked up pace last month, President Trump, ever the real estate developer, was eager to discuss one particular detail of the potential gathering: its location. Before ruling out the Demilitarized Zone as a site for the meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, Trump envisioned a "great celebration" emanating from the austere, barbed-wire-lined border that has cleaved the Korean Peninsula since the Eisenhower administration.
Trump Cancels Summit With North Korean Leader
WASHINGTON - President Trump has cancelled the upcoming summit between the United States and the North Koreans in a new letter released on Thursday. Mr. Trump writes in the letter that he was "very much looking forward to being there with you.
The Latest: White House accuses NK of lack of judgment
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just after President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement from North Korea, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. less Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just after President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the "tremendous ... more A copy of the letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from President Donald Trump canceling their planned summit in Singapore is photographed in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Analysis: Has Trump blown chances for talks with NKorea?
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just after President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement from North Korea, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Trump signs bill easing post-2008 crisis restraints on banks Source: AP
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law a measure that loosens key restraints for banks imposed after the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession. Savoring the legislative triumph, he called it "the next step in America's unprecedented economic comeback."
Trump cancels meeting with North Korea
Trump cancels meeting with North Korea, citing 'tremendous anger and open hostility' Trump cites the "tremendous anger and open hostility" displayed in North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's recent statements. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: https://usat.ly/2s9Tef1 President Trump has sent a letter to North Korea's Kim Jong Un cancelling the June 12th meeting in Singapore.
President Trump scraps summit meeting with Kim Jong Un Source: Cox Media Group
After days of uncertainty about a planned June 12 summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump on Thursday told Kim in a letter that because of hostile statements from the Pyongyang regime in recent days, the summit in Singapore would not take place. "Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement, I feel it is in appropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting," the President wrote in his letter to Kim.
Human rights an afterthought ahead of US-North Korea summit
Ahead of a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump's focus has been on stagecraft, the will-they-or-won't-they drama and visions of a legacy-defining nuclear deal. The human rights woes of North Koreans have been more of an afterthought.
For North Korea summit, human rights an afterthought
Ahead of a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump's focus has been on stagecraft, the will-they-won't-they drama and visions of a legacy-defining nuclear deal. The human rights woes of North Koreans have been more of an afterthought.
The Latest: Pompeo hopeful N. Korea talks will take place
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to discuss immigration policy, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a "national call to action for legislative policy changes."
How the Korean Peninsula Could Become a Bright Spot in a World Gone Mad
People watch a TV screen showing images of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. When, in early March, Donald Trump agreed to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Washington foreign policy elite nearly suffered a collective heart attack.
Charles Lane:
There was a tense moment during the 2016 Republican primary debates when former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush challenged Donald Trump for saying he would be "honored" to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un for disarmament talks. "I can't tell you how big a mistake I think that is, to have bilateral talks with North Korea.
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President Trump today
North Korea: President Trump hinted today that the June 12 summit with Kim Jong Un may be delayed . But he said preparations were "moving along" for the talks.
Trump Pushes a New International Order Based on U.S. Bullying
Buckle up, everyone. This is the week that the Trump administration's plan to remake international relations in its own bellicose, America First image hits its biggest tests.
U.S. bolsters Asia ballistic missile defense as Trump-Kim summit nears
The USS Milius, one of the U.S. Navy's most advanced guided missile destroyers, arrived in Japan on Tuesday to reinforce defenses against any ballistic missile attacks by North Korea, or anyone else in East Asia. The U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Milius arrives to join Forward Deployed Naval Forces at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Japan May 22, 2018.
Economic talks between US-China result in truce in trade war
The United States and China are pulling back from the brink of a trade war after the world's two biggest economies reported progress in talks aimed at bringing down America's massive trade deficit with Beijing. After high-level talks Thursday and Friday in Washington, Beijing agreed in a joint statement with the U.S. to "substantially reduce" America's trade deficit with China, but did not commit to cut the gap by any specific amount.
US, China putting trade war on hold after progress in talks
The United States and China are pulling back from the brink of a trade war after the world's two biggest economies reported progress in talks aimed at bringing down America's massive trade deficit with Beijing.