Mar 15 North Korean official says Kim rethinking U.S. talks, launch moratorium By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said Pyongyang now has no intention of compromising or continuing talks unless the United States takes measures that are commensurate to the changes it has taken — such as the 15-month moratorium on launches… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 5:01 ‘Not productive anymore’: GOP strategist on partisan divide As the Trump administration prepares to release its 2020 budget proposal on Monday, Hari Sreenivasan sat down with Republican strategist Frank Luntz for some perspective on issues ranging from the battle between Congress and the White House, border wall funding,… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 5:01 After failed summit, what’s next for U.S. policy on North Korea A little over a week after the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un ended early and without a deal, North Korea watchers have published satellite imagery indicating that a dismantled rocket launch facility is now being reassembled. Continue watching
Mar 08 North Korean launch site appears restored to normal operations, analysts say By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Satellite images appear to show rapid construction to rebuild a launch pad and a rocket engine test stand at a site in North Korea. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump still hopes for North Korea deal after ominous report By Deb Riechmann, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Satellite photos showing new activity at a North Korean rocket launch site raised fresh doubts that Kim Jong Un will ever give up his drive for nuclear weapons, yet talks continue and President Donald Trump said he was still hoping… Continue reading
Mar 06 North Korea said to be rebuilding at rocket launch site By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The finding follows a high-stakes nuclear summit last week between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump that ended without an agreement. Continue reading
Mar 02 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown By Foster Klug, Emily Wang, Associated Press Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China border for a 60-plus-hour ride home, ending a trip to Vietnam that saw a… Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 12:30 Shields and Brooks on Cohen testimony, North Korea summit Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week in politics, including reverberations from Michael Cohen’s appearance before the House Oversight Committee and conclusions from the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. Continue watching
Mar 01 Otto Warmbier’s parents blame North Korea ‘evil regime’ for son’s death By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Fred and Cindy Warmbier rebuked President Donald Trump, who said he takes Kim Jong Un "at his word" that he was unaware of alleged mistreatment of Otto Warmbier. Continue reading
Mar 01 North Korea’s Kim tours Hanoi after summit breakdown By Foster Klug, Associated Press Kim Jong Un on Friday seemed confident and poised — a world leader taking his place on the international stage — as he met with Vietnam President Nguyen Phu Trong. Continue reading