Tag: Kim Jong Un

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Tuesday on CNN that North Korea is putting itself in greater jeopardy with every test it runs in defiance of international pressure to get it to halt its nuclear weapons and missile programs. (screenshot)

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Trump won’t allow the ‘crazy man’ in North Korea to strike the US

Daniel Chaitin · November 29, 2017 3:54 am

"It went higher, frankly, than any previous shot they've taken," said Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

National Security

Experts: Latest missile test from North Korea the most threatening yet

Jamie McIntyre · November 28, 2017 9:51 pm

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday. It was an aggressive test-flight over the territory of a close U.S. ally that sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Beltway Confidential

North Korea now has missiles that can likely reach Washington, D.C.

Tom Rogan · November 28, 2017 9:45 pm

In firing an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, North Korea evidently wants to show President Trump that it is not backing down to U.S. pressure. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Beltway Confidential

Why North Korea just tested another ballistic missile, and why Trump must now punish China

Tom Rogan · November 28, 2017 9:10 pm

A former Hillary Clinton aide said President Trump's presidency is "terrible" on every front. Yet he still feels hopeful about America's future as "more and more people are stepping up." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ex-Hillary Clinton adviser: Trump’s presidency is ‘a disaster beyond anything I envisioned’

Caitlin Yilek · November 28, 2017 3:52 pm

While President Trump has his fair share of opponents in the States and South Korea, the president's aggressive strategy with North Korea, including his recent decision to declare the hermit kingdom a state sponsor of terrorism, appear to be working. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Trump’s fitting label of North Korea

Washington Examiner · November 24, 2017 5:01 am

Donald Trump, Dennis Rodman and Piers Morgan could be just the trio to talk to Kim Jong Un. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

How Donald Trump, Dennis Rodman and Piers Morgan could cut a deal with Kim Jong Un in Qingdao, China

Tom Rogan · November 23, 2017 8:13 pm

In a question-and-answer session at Camp David on Saturday, President Trump (pictured left) said Kim Jong Un (pictured right) knows "I'm not messing around." However, Trump also expressed openness in talking to his North Korean counterpart.

Beltway Confidential

Kim Jong Un sentences Trump to death? Here are 5 ways Trump could kill Kim

Tom Rogan · November 21, 2017 8:31 pm

"As North Korea continues to threaten international peace and security, we are steadfast in our determination to maximize economic pressure to isolate it from outside sources of trade and revenue while exposing its evasive tactics," Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said in a statement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Treasury rolls out new round of sanctions against North Korea

Gabby Morrongiello · November 21, 2017 7:57 pm

Internal political pressure, in conjunction with Putin's vision of a weaker U.S. state, could explain why the Russian president knew about the North Korean nuclear program for the last two decades and chose to do nothing to oppose it. (AP Photo/Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

Russia’s hidden role in backing North Korea

Nikita Vladimirov · November 21, 2017 6:33 pm

State-owned airline Air China suspended flights Tuesday between Beijing and North Korea due to a lack of demand, deepening the North's isolation amid mounting U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs.(AP Photo/ Greg Baker, File)

National Security

Air China suspends North Korea flights, deepening isolation

Associated Press · November 21, 2017 12:08 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson noted that designating North Korea as a state sponsoring terrorism is part of what President Trump describes as a "maximum pressure" campaign and what he himself calls a "peaceful pressure" campaign. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Rex Tillerson on North Korea: ‘We still hope for diplomacy’

Sarah Bedford · November 20, 2017 8:21 pm