Trump’s claim of denuclearization skips over history
President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un.
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Ap Fact Check: Trump distorts NKorea aim to a denuclearizea
President Donald Trump and his aides are leaving a false impression about the extent of North Korea's plans to give up its nuclear weapons. They say North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has basically agreed to "denuclearization."
Trump says US has not ‘given up anything’ in North Korea talks
President Donald Trump declared Sunday morning the United States has not "given up anything" in negotiations with North Korea in response to criticism that Pyongyang is getting more out of the talks than Washington. "Wow, we haven't given up anything & they have agreed to denuclearization , site closure, & no more testing!" he tweeted.
Sen. Tom Cotton On North Korea
Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton spoke on national television Sunday giving his thoughts about North Korea's promise to suspend nuclear-and long-range missile testing programs. Sen. Cotton, a guest on CBS' Face the Nation, said he welcomes the announcement -- but is also skeptical of it.
Trump: We are still ‘a long way’ from North Korea meeting with Kim Jong Un
President Trump said Sunday he is still hoping for an unprecedented meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but many details remain and it may not happen. "We are a long way from conclusion on North Korea, maybe things will work out, and maybe they won't - only time will tell," Trump tweeted about efforts to get North Korea to give up nuclear weapons.
Schumer: Trump on ‘Right Path’ on Trade With China
President Donald Trump on Sunday got key support for his punitive trade tactics with China from fellow New Yorker and Democratic Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer. In an interview with radio host and businessman John Catsimatidis on "The Cats Roundtable" on 970 AM-N.Y., the New York Democrat said "I'm closer to his view of trade."
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"Poets in other climes may rhapsodize about the vagaries of April weather, its laughter 1and tears, but in New England the month has inspired few local bards to lyric praise of the region's early spring weather.' Best wishes to Rhode Island Public Radio on its 20th birthday! The station, along with other relatively new media such as GoLocal24, have filled some of the gaps left by the decline of "legacy media'' in general and newspapers in particular.
Kim Jong-un’s abrupt shift leaves skeptics unsettled
Washington: As North Korea's reclusive ruler, Kim Jong-un, prepares for a landmark meeting with President Donald Trump, he has seized the diplomatic high ground, making conciliatory gestures on nuclear testing and US troops that have buoyed hopes in South Korea and won praise from Trump himself, who called it "big progress". But Kim's audacious moves are unsettling officials in the United States, Japan and China.
North Korea Freezes Nuclear, Missile Tests Ahead of Trump Summit
Kim Jong Un announced North Korea will be suspending its nuclear and missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site ahead of Trump's summit. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has announced that the country will suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site in the northern area, state media said Saturday.
Pompeo nomination picks up support of key Democratic senator
In this April 12, 2018, photo, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo speaks during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his confirmation on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pompeo, is facing so much opposition from Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the panel could be forced to take the unusual step of sending the nominee to the full Senate without a favorable recommendation.
Donald Trump warns unless North Korea summit is ‘fruitful’ he will pull out
President Donald Trump has said that although he is looking ahead optimistically to a historic summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he could still pull out if he feels the meeting is "not going to be fruitful". Mr Trump said that CIA director Mike Pompeo and Mr Kim "got along really well" in their recent secret meeting, remarking that "we've never been in a position like this" to address worldwide concerns over North Korea's nuclear weapons.
Trump says Pompeo “got along really well” with Kim Jong Un
A South Korean army soldier passes by a TV screen showing file footage of CIA Director Mike Pompeo, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Pompeo recently traveled to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un, a highly unusual, secret visit undertaken as the enemy nations prepare for a meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korean War Might End
North and South Korea are in talks to announce a permanent end to the officially declared military conflict between the two countries, daily newspaper Munhwa Ilbo reported Tuesday, citing an unnamed South Korean official.
Mounting opposition to Pompeo makes positive Senate committee…
The two Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who last year backed Mike Pompeo as CIA director have publicly refused to support his nomination to be secretary of state, making it highly unlikely that he will have the panel's endorsement when the full Senate votes on his nomination. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., who voted to confirm Pompeo as CIA director, said in a statement Tuesday evening that she could not do the same for his bid to be top diplomat, citing concerns with Pompeo's positions on gay rights, Muslim Americans and women's reproductive rights.
Baseball Star Ted Williams Was Shot Down By North Koreans 65 Years Ago Today
Regardless of their education level, it seems like most current professional athletes have an opinion on politics and American society. Colin Kaepernick started a national anthem protest.
Pompeo cites Russian aggression, says diplomacy must go on
In this April 9, 2018, photo, Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Outgoing CIA Director Pompeo will tell senators weighing his confirmation as secretary of state that years of soft U.S. policy toward Russia are "now over."
How Donald Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un could go very wrong
President Trump has painted himself into a corner with the proposed Kim summit. Experts say it could go south, fast It's strange to think that more than three years have passed since the Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy "The Interview" caused a real-life geopolitical conflict between the United States and North Korea.
Gunboat Diplomacy and the Ghost of Captain Mahan
After years of seeming compliance with Washington's rules for good global citizenship, China's recent actions in Central Asia and the continent's surrounding seas have revealed a two-phase strategy that would, if successful, undercut the perpetuation of American global power. Amid the intense coverage of Russian cyber-maneuvering and North Korean missile threats, another kind of great-power rivalry has been playing out quietly in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
S Korea, US begin joint military drills
Seoul [South Korea], Apr 1 : South Korea and the United States on Sunday began their joint military drills as scheduled, according to defence officials, amid a reconciliatory mood on the Korean Peninsula in recent weeks. As per Yonhap news agency, over 11,500 service members, including those from outside South Korea are planning to participate, along with at least 300,000 South Korean troops in the four-week 'Foal Eagle' training.
Senator says Bolton is wary of North Korea stall tactics
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he's glad John Bolton will serve as President Donald Trump's national security adviser going into talks with North Korea because of his ''very healthy skepticism.' ' A U.S.-North Korean summit is slated for May. Hopes have been raised that Kim Jong Un may be willing to discuss his nuclear weapons program and other measures to reduce the threat of war, possibly in exchange for security guarantees and an easing of the international sanctions that have severely pinched the already struggling North Korean economy.