Tag: Kim Jong Un

Trump spared no ire in confronting the efforts of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to acquire an intercontinental ballistic missile plus nuclear warhead capability. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump’s UN speech was a grand slam

Tom Rogan · September 19, 2017 2:59 pm

In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump said, "As long as I hold this office, I will defend American interests above all else." (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump calls for ‘great reawakening of nations’ at United Nations summit

Sarah Bedford · September 19, 2017 2:54 pm

President Trump, during his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is at risk of sparking a war it can't win against the United States. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Trump: ‘Rocket Man’ Kim Jong Un is on a ‘suicide mission’

Steven Nelson · September 19, 2017 2:40 pm

People watch a TV screen showing a local news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. A Trump administration official said it is up to the Pentagon to decide if North Korea's continued missile launches and weapons tests warrant action from the United States. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US mulls shooting down North Korea missiles: Report

Anna Giaritelli · September 19, 2017 1:05 pm

A Republican lawmaker says he thinks the president's sense of humor will help lighten the mood among "stuffy" diplomats at the United Nations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Chris Collins: Trump’s sense of humor will be refreshing for ‘stuffy’ UN diplomats

Caitlin Yilek · September 18, 2017 4:02 pm

Brzezinski said she "could see the leader of North Korea, who is equally potentially, you know, imbalanced and hard to predict, reacting badly" to Trump's tweets. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

Mika Brzezinski: Trump, Kim Jong Un are equally ‘imbalanced’

Pete Kasperowicz · September 18, 2017 12:21 pm

Employees watch electronic boards monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Beyond the frequently used shorthand that North Korea was behind the "WannaCry" ransomware attack lies a more complicated and enlightening story: the rise of an infamous group of workaholic hackers, collectively known as "Lazarus," who may be using secret lairs in northeast China and have created a virtual "malware factory" that could wreak a lot more havoc in the future. (Yun Dong-jin/Yonhap via AP)

US on high alert amid North Korea’s cyber threats

Charlie Mitchell · September 18, 2017 4:01 am

"I would say this is a start. Because big bills have to be bipartisan. I've learned that over 24 years and people have to work together," she said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Dianne Feinstein: Trump’s negotiations with Democratic leaders ‘a start’

Kyle Feldscher · September 17, 2017 1:57 pm

"I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!" Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump calls Kim Jong Un ‘Rocket Man’ after call with South Korean leader

Kyle Feldscher · September 17, 2017 12:17 pm

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to complete its nuclear program -- bringing it near its goal of "equilibrium" with the United States' military. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Korea ready to complete nuclear program

Kelly Cohen · September 16, 2017 6:04 pm

If Clinton really believes Trump ought to forgo Twitter, it'd be helpful if she stopped feeding the beast. (AP Photo)

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After trolling Trump on Twitter, Clinton says he needs to get off Twitter

Becket Adams · September 15, 2017 8:52 pm

Absent preparation, if decisive action is one day required, they might blink. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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Why Defense Secretary Jim Mattis just visited US nuclear forces

Tom Rogan · September 15, 2017 5:19 pm