Jan 09 Watch 8:21 Rivals North and South Korea break their silence. Here’s what could challenge future dialogue By PBS News Hour For the first time in more than two years, officials from the two Koreas sat for high-level, closed-door talks. The two sides agreed to hold future military talks to ease border tensions and the North pledged to send a delegation… Continue watching
Jan 07 UN envoy says no change in U.S. position on North Korea talks By Associated Press Trump said on Saturday that he was open to talking to Kim Jong Un, but the U.N. ambassador says the administration hasn't changed its conditions. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Trump says he’d be open to talking with North Korean leader By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump, shelving comparisons about the size of a "nuclear button," said Saturday he is open to talking with the North Korean leader. Continue reading
Jan 05 CDC plans session on preparing for a nuclear detonation By Helen Branswell, STAT With this week’s bellicose boasting about who has the bigger red button on his desk, an alert Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention felt more than a bit on the nose. Continue reading
Jan 04 Joe Biden believes U.S. is closer than ever to nuclear war By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday he agreed with a former top military official’s view that the United States and North Korea are closer than ever to nuclear war. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Bannon calls Trump campaign’s meeting with Russians ‘treasonous’ By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Wednesday, President Donald Trump fires back at Steve Bannon, saying he “lost his mind” after Bannon called the meeting between the Trump campaign and Russians “treasonous.” Also: Iran deploys its elite Revolutionary Guards to three provinces… Continue watching
Jan 02 Trump says his ‘nuclear button’ is bigger, more powerful than North Korea’s By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The president's Tuesday evening tweet came in response to Kim's New Year's address, in which he repeated fiery nuclear threats against the United States. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: South Korea extends olive branch to rival North Korea By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Tuesday, South Korea calls for high-level talks with North Korea following softened remarks from leader Kim Jong Un, who offered to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics. Also: tensions rise between the U.S. and… Continue watching
Jan 02 As Trump opens second year, what’s on his to-do list? By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday night to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and perilous threats abroad. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:06 Decoding the mixed signals in Kim Jong Un’s New Year speech By PBS News Hour In his annual New Year’s address, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boasted of his country’s nuclear power, while reaching out to South Korea over next month’s Winter Olympic Games. Frank Jannuzi, who took part in the Clinton administration’s talks… Continue watching