Feb 26 Trump, Kim in Hanoi for second round of nuclear talks By Foster Klug, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press After long journeys to Vietnam, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are in place for their second summit Wednesday to address perhaps the world's biggest security challenge: Kim's pursuit of a nuclear program that stands… Continue reading
Feb 25 Expectations low as Trump looks for win in North Korea summit By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump will head into his second meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un having reframed what would make a successful summit, lowering expectations for Pyongyang's denuclearization while eager to declare a flashy victory to offset the political turmoil… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 6:16 What’s the U.S. strategy behind Trump’s second summit with Kim Jong Un? President Trump touted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday his efforts to improve U.S.-North Korean relations in order to persuade that country to abandon its nuclear weapons, and announced that he would meet leader Kim Jong Un… Continue watching
Jan 30 Trump pushes back on intelligence assessment of North Korea By Associated Press "Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!" Trump tweeted. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 9:06 What a 2nd Trump-Kim summit could mean for the push to denuclearize North Korea President Trump plans to hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toward the end of February, the White House announced after Trump met with North Korea’s chief negotiator. In his first interview since retiring, Gen. Vincent Brooks,… Continue watching
Nov 01 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Seoul ‘soon,’ South Korean president says By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul as part of efforts to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 3:27 U.S.-North Korea talks strike positive tone, but next steps unclear Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported significant progress in his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a visit to continue negotiations over nuclear disarmament on the Korean peninsula. The process has been fraught with mistrust, stemming from… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:45 News Wrap: McCain ends treatment; North Korea meeting delayed In our news wrap Friday, the family of Arizona senator John McCain announced that he is ending treatment for his aggressive form of brain cancer. Also, President Trump postponed an upcoming visit to North Korea by Secretary of State Mike… Continue watching
Aug 24 Trump asks Pompeo to delay visit to North Korea By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The surprise announcement appeared to mark a concession by the president to domestic and international concerns that his prior claims of world-altering progress on the peninsula had been strikingly premature. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 10:55 John Bolton: North Korea has not ‘taken effective steps’ to denuclearize By Nick Schifrin, Larisa Epatko National Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday criticized North Korea’s denuclearization efforts, saying leader Kim Jong Un was not living up to the commitment he made to President Donald Trump at their June meeting in Singapore. Bolton talks with Nick… Continue watching