North Korea

President Trump had an eventful three days in Asia that eased geopolitical tensions, made history and could give the bull market another leg. CNBC's Kayla Tausche reports from Washington.

President Trump was grousing about John R. Bolton, his national security adviser, at his Florida club not long ago. Guests heard the president complaining about the advice he was getting and wondering if Mr. Bolton was taking him down a path he did not want to go.

North Korea hit the U.S. with a $2 million bill for the hospital care of Otto Warmbier. The American student was held in a North Korean prison and died shortly after returning home.

To President Trump, all diplomacy is personal, especially with the two Asian strongmen he has courted most avidly, Kim Jong-un of North Korea and Xi Jinping of China. But Mr. Trump’s honeymoon with Mr. Kim came to an abrupt end in Vietnam last month, and his conviction that agreements between nations are little different than real estate deals between bosses now faces another stiff test with the Chinese president.