Tag: North Korea

Beltway Confidential

Whose fault is it the last North Korean nuclear agreement didn’t work?

Michael Rubin · March 19, 2018 12:01 am

People watch a TV screen showing images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. After years of refusal, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss the fate of his atomic arsenal with the United States and has expressed a readiness to suspend nuclear and missile tests during such talks, a senior South Korean official said Tuesday. Korean letters on the screen read: "Thawing Korean Peninsula."

Trump, South Korea agree ‘concrete actions’ needed before North Korea meeting

Sarah Bedford · March 16, 2018 6:54 pm

Mike Pompeo on Senate fast track, but obstacles loom for Trump’s CIA pick

Susan Ferrechio · March 16, 2018 12:01 am

Admiral: US Has No ‘Bloody Nose Strategy’ for North Korea

Jenna Lifhits · March 15, 2018 7:00 pm

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Trump complains about ‘unfair’ relationship with South Korea as North Korea talks approach

David M. Drucker · March 15, 2018 12:19 pm

The agenda of President Trump has included Tillersonâs ouster, steel and aluminum tariffs, talks with North Korea, and a willingness to pursue the more âTrumpianâ parts of his agenda after a year in broad agreement with Capitol Hill Republicans.

Trump takes control

W. James Antle III · March 15, 2018 4:01 am

President Trump sits next to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago on April 7, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla.

National Security

Trump told Rex Tillerson to eat wilted salad during China trip: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · March 14, 2018 1:17 am

President Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him.

Pompeo for Tillerson is a good swap

Washington Examiner · March 13, 2018 5:56 pm

President Trump listens during a meeting with state and local officials to discuss school safety. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Let’s hope Kim Jong Un isn’t following Trump’s flip-flop on guns

Tom Rogan · March 13, 2018 2:28 pm

Trump Dumps Tillerson

Jenna Lifhits · March 13, 2018 1:25 pm

"Mark Pryor cast the deciding vote to make you live under Obamacare," Tom Cotton's ad says. "But Pryor votes himself, and everyone in Congress, special subsidies so they're protected from Obamacare." (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

National Security

Tom Cotton: US should be ready for war with North Korea

David M. Drucker · March 13, 2018 12:01 am

President Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Moon Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

A guide for Trump’s North Korea talks

Siraj Hashmi, Tom Rogan · March 12, 2018 10:06 pm