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Authorities say so far, no one has been injured.
It was a wild weekend for Trump’s North Korea policy.
Pakistan has released the Indian pilot it captured earlier this week in an attempt to defuse the situation.
The caliphate is gone. The terrorists aren’t.
His unorthodox, personal style neglected all the hard work it takes to make a big deal.
Trump explains why he didn’t strike a deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
It’s not necessarily a failure, but it’s not good either.
Pushing for human rights in North Korea would be the moral and practical thing to do.
Here’s the start time and schedule for one of the biggest diplomatic moments of the year.
That statement could anger a lot of American negotiators while Trump is in Vietnam with Kim Jong Un.
Trump said he has a good relationship with the North Korean leader.
Will Trump strike some deal with Kim Jong Un?
It’s a huge win for Kim. For the US? Not so much.
Here are some steps that could show the nuclear negotiations are actually serious.
He’s decided to keep a 400-strong contingent in the country — for now.
Soldiers killed at least one person, and the violence between the socialist dictator and his public could get worse.
“I don’t know if North Korea has made the choice to denuclearize,” a top Trump official shockingly told reporters.
Christopher Paul Hasson wrote he was “dreaming of a way to kill almost every last person on the earth.”
Graham also told acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that he would be the Trump administration’s “enemy” on Syria.
Maybe — finally — Trump is getting North Korea negotiations right.
It’s a surprisingly overlooked passage of the former FBI acting director’s new book.
Putin just drew a bright red line for the United States.
Michael Flynn, Trump’s disgraced former national security adviser, was behind it.
He’s using it as a way to label his Democratic challengers as socialists.
Either Venezuela’s military leaders join Juan Guaidó or risk losing everything.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hasn’t denied President Trump’s claim.
“He has broad leeway to declare an emergency, frankly, whether one exists or not.”
If this were a true national emergency to stop an “invasion,” Trump would have a permanent war chief ready to work.
Witness the Trump administration’s spectacular failure in Poland.
An arcane law — and political opposition — may thwart Trump’s ambition.
Trump exacerbates the Reagan vs. “America First” divide.
Trump’s State of the Union statement about Iran isn’t entirely true.
Trump mentioned the summit location and date during his State of the Union address.
RIP, INF.
From ISIS to Venezuela, Trump’s foreign policy is more complicated than he’ll make it seem.
He says you should read the “COMPLETE testimony.” The problem is it proves he’s wrong.
“The only losers are the people — their grave suffering presents generational risk to Yemen’s future,” said an expert.
Trump lowers expectations on North Korea after his intelligence chiefs contradicted his rosy outlook.
Don’t believe me? Ask his top intelligence officials.
“Talking to the Taliban is a waste of time,” said one former general.