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Key US allies ‘perplexed’ as Trump treats friends like enemies
President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his historic meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un left South Korea’s President “perplexed” and sparked angry protests in Seoul. One sign read: “We condemn Trump.”
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North and South Korean leaders hold surprise meeting
The leaders of North and South Korea met Saturday for a second time, South Korea’s presidency announced.
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Elizabeth Warren is quietly working to defang Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ slur as 2020 looms
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has quietly waged a months-long, behind-the-scenes effort to put “Pocahontas” in the past.
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Russian oligarch met with Michael Cohen at Trump Tower during transition
A Russian oligarch who was questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller and recently sanctioned by the US visited President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen in Trump Tower during the presidential transition in January 2017, according to video reviewed by CNN.
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Trump says North Korea summit talks continue: ‘Could even be the 12th’
President Donald Trump hailed North Korea’s statement Friday that its leader, Kim Jong Un, is still willing to meet Trump “at any time” despite the President’s cancellation of an historic summit between the two leaders.
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White House: North Korea ‘stood us up’
Beyond the insults and brinksmanship that contributed to the cancellation of the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un was the seeming reluctance from North Korea to actually proceed with plans for the summit, which had been destined to take place in Singapore on June 12.
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Trump’s canceled North Korea summit could mean pitfalls ahead
After President Donald Trump canceled a historic US-North Korea summit set for June 12, the administration said it would resume its maximum pressure campaign, signaled new sanctions are likely and expressed hope another meeting can be scheduled.
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Assange’s refuge in Ecuadorian embassy ‘in jeopardy’
Julian Assange’s nearly six-year refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London is in danger, opening the WikiLeaks founder to arrest by British authorities and potential extradition to the US, multiple sources with knowledge tell CNN.
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White House lawyer attends start of Justice Dept. briefings with lawmakers on confidential source
White House lawyer Emmet Flood attended the start of two classified Justice Department briefings with lawmakers on a confidential intelligence source, adding to Democratic concerns that White House staff were taking part in the briefings on classified information that was related to the Russia investigation.
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