U.S. envoy on North Korea says ‘diplomacy still very much alive’ with Pyongyang
The U.S. special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, said on Monday that “diplomacy is still very much alive” with North Korea, despite the collapse of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last mo…
Democrats to hold 2020 presidential convention in Milwaukee: reports
The Democratic Party has picked Milwaukee, the largest city in the swing state of Wisconsin, to host the 2020 nominating convention where the party will formally select its candidate for the U.S. presidential election, according to media reports.
U.S. to start fabricating parts for ground-launched cruise missile systems
The United States will begin “fabrication activities” on parts for ground-launched cruise missile systems, the Pentagon said on Monday, after Washington announced it plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Democrats to hold 2020 convention in Milwaukee: news reports
The Democratic Party has picked Milwaukee, the largest city in the swing state of Wisconsin, as the site for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where the party’s chosen candidate for the U.S. presidential election will be formalized, the Milwauke…
Third summit between Trump and North Korea’s Kim likely, no date set: U.S. official
A U.S. Department of State official on Monday said she thinks there will be a third summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but no date has been set.
Mueller navigates dangerous currents in probing Trump-Russia nexus
Robert Mueller brought an enviable reputation as the architect of the modern FBI and a force behind major criminal prosecutions to his job as special counsel investigating Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election but has encountered a relentless campaig…
With budget, Trump throws opening jab in next funding fight with Congress
President Donald Trump on Monday told Congress to slash funding for foreign aid and the State Department and increase spending for the military and the wall he wants to build on the U.S.-Mexico border in his 2020 budget, the opening move in his next fu…
Trump budget seeks 5 percent cut in non-defense spending: OMB
President Donald Trump will propose in his fiscal 2020 budget on Monday that the U.S. Congress cut non-defense spending by 5 percent while boosting spending on the military, veterans’ healthcare and border security, the White House budget office said o…
Trump adviser: some time may pass before a third North Korea summit
U.S. President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but some time may have to go by before this takes place, Trump’s national security adviser said on Sunday.
U.S. presses India to stop buying oil from Venezuela’s Maduro: envoy
The United States is pressing India to stop buying oil from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government, Washington’s top envoy for Venezuela said, as the Trump administration this week threatened more U.S. sanctions to cut off Maduro’s financial …
