Apr 29 Seoul: North Korea’s Kim vows to shut nuke test site in May By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down his country's nuclear test site in May and disclose the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul's presidential office said Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 29 Pompeo, in Saudi Arabia, talks tough on Iran, Gulf dispute By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as America's top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish Iran for its missile programs. Continue reading
Apr 29 Comedian Michelle Wolf draws laughs, gasps at correspondents’ dinner By Associated Press After one crass joke drew groans in the Washington Hilton ballroom, Wolf laughed and said, "Yeah, shoulda done more research before you got me to do this."… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 4:34 How will Mike Pompeo shape U.S. foreign policy? By PBS News Hour Hours after he was confirmed as Secretary of State this week, Mike Pompeo addressed NATO in Brussels and is also slated to visit key U.S. allies Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan on his first diplomatic trip. A few days earlier,… Continue watching
Apr 28 Philippines latest foreign country to book Trump’s D.C. hotel By Bernard Condon, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Critics say such bookings are nothing more than attempts to curry favor with President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Apr 28 Trump says Democrat should quit over VA nomination brouhaha By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press A furious President Donald Trump on Saturday called for the resignation of the Democratic senator who assembled and released what he called "false" allegations that scuttled the nomination of the White House doctor who'd been in line to lead the… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 5:57 News Wrap: Trump says Iran won’t ‘be doing nuclear weapons’ In our news wrap Friday, President Trump leveled a new warning at Iran, as he weighs whether to withdraw from the nuclear agreement next month. Also, the leaders of China and India began their own two-day summit, seeking to ease… Continue watching
Apr 27 Trump says he has a responsibility to end Korean conflict By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday for a historic inter-Korean summit, but now faces a burden in helping turn the Korean leaders' bold but vague vision for peace into reality after more than six decades of hostility. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 13:35 Shields and Charen on North Korea peace prospects, Ronny Jackson VA vetting Syndicated columnists Mark Shields and Mona Charen join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the historic summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea, French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit, Dr. Ronny Jackson’s decision to withdraw… Continue watching
Apr 27 As midterms near, female candidates are making good on promise to challenge the status quo By Jessica Yarvin Now it has become clear that liberal women are making good on their promises to try to rebuild the Democratic Party after the 2016 election. Continue reading