Tag: North Korea

In this Feb. 7, 2018, photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrives for the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. The United States is urging allied nations to help deal with the growing number of foreign fighters that are being held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, saying the militants should be turned over to face justice in their home countries. Mattis is expected to raise the issue during a meeting in Rome this week with other members of the coalition that is fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Jim Mattis: ‘Methodical’ preparations for talks with North Korea ‘on track’

Jamie McIntyre · March 27, 2018 4:21 pm

A special train is seen at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between the North's reclusive leader and President Donald Trump.

National Security

Train believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un leaves Beijing

Katelyn Caralle · March 27, 2018 12:42 pm

Kim Jong-un to Beijing?

Ethan Epstein · March 26, 2018 4:17 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans celebrated the country's newly completed ruling-party congress with a massive civilian parade featuring floats bearing patriotic slogans and marchers with flags and pompoms.

National Security

Kim Jong Un makes surprise visit to China, marking his first time out of North Korea since taking power: Report

Katelyn Caralle · March 26, 2018 4:16 pm

Former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton tweeted Thursday that he "will not be shaving his mustache."

John Bolton calls China tariffs ‘shock therapy’

Robert King · March 25, 2018 5:18 pm

Former President Jimmy Carter is pictured speaking at an event in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jimmy Carter willing to meet with North Koreans on Trump’s behalf

Anna Giaritelli · March 23, 2018 5:50 pm

The ads for Heck play up his military experience, as he's a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

National Security

Schumer calls on Bolton to ‘temper his instinct’ toward war

Al Weaver · March 23, 2018 1:03 am

The former United Nations ambassador said he was supporting Kevin Nicholson for his service as a U.S. Marine and for serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

National Security

‘The full John Bolton?’ Iran hawks hail new national security adviser

Joel Gehrke · March 23, 2018 12:43 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham fields questions at the Iowa Ag Summit on March 7, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Lindsey Graham: Trump isn’t getting results on Russia

Katie Leach · March 22, 2018 6:49 pm

A man walks past a public TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and President Trump, right, in Tokyo.

Beltway Confidential

Poll: Americans actually approve of Trump’s meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Siraj Hashmi · March 21, 2018 11:42 pm

How do we know Trump will be safe when he meets Kim Jong Un?

Steven Nelson · March 20, 2018 4:00 am

In this Dec. 23, 2017 photo distributed on Dec. 24, 2017 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the conference of cell chairpersons of the ruling party in Pyongyang.

National Security

South Korean: Kim Jong Un has ‘given his word’ on denuclearization

Katelyn Caralle · March 19, 2018 11:34 am