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President Donald Trump wants to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to achieve "detente," the U.S. envoy to Russia said Tuesday.
Category Archives: North Korea
Why North Korea Isn’t Going to Give Up Its Nukes
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a Hwasong-14 ICBM launcher in an undated photo released July 5, 2017. Contrary to a lot of the White House talking points, Kim's talk of peace doesn't mean he's open to disarming.
Iranian official puts Trump on notice about nuclear deal
President Donald Trump and Iran's top diplomat have traded sharp warnings, with Trump threatening "bigger problems" than ever if Tehran restarts its nuclear program. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif put the president on notice, telling The Associated Press if the U.S. pulls out of the nuclear deal, Iran "mostly likely" would abandon it, too.
“It’s Over”: How the WikiLeaks Emails Were Handled
This detail from Amy Chozick's story is just confirming something we could already have inferred, but I think it's important to have it on the record: A few weeks before Election Day, I was stuck in my cubicle poring over John Podesta's emails. I wanted to be on the road.
Senate committee paves way for Pompeo to become top U.S. diplomat
A U.S. Senate committee approved the nomination of President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Monday after a Republican senator who had been opposed threw his support behind the CIA director in the face of party pressure. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination on a party-line vote, with all 11 Republicans backing him, nine Democrats opposed and one Democrat, Chris Coons, voting "present" because one Republican was at a funeral out of town.
Macron, Merkel expected to push Trump on keeping US in Iran nuclear deal
French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrived at the White House Monday evening to the pomp and circumstance typical of a state visit, the choreography of which he is expected to balance against a delicate diplomatic effort to persuade President Donald Trump to remain in the Iran nuclear deal. Macron, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel are making back-to-back visits with the president this week in a last-minute lobbying push to prevent the president from potentially sabotaging the agreement.
Trump and the North Korean Tipping Point
The president's potential meeting with Kim Jong Un would come at a time when American foreign policy is rapidly changing. he world has been stunned by North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's announcement last week that he was suspending his country's nuclear tests in preparation for the impending meeting with President Trump.
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.
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.
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.