January 29, 2018 Trump administration won't levy new Russia sanctions for now The Trump administration has decided not to punish anybody for now under new sanctions retaliating for Russia's election-meddling, the State Department said Monday, in a surprising move that fueled further questions about whether President Donald Trump is too soft on Moscow.
January 24, 2018 North Korea's nuclear program 'ever closer' to putting US at risk, CIA boss says North Korea’s nuclear program is believed to be aimed coercion rather than defense and is moving “ever closer” to putting the U.S. at risk, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said Tuesday.
January 16, 2018 Trump's nuclear button tweet is the 'spasm of a lunatic,' North Korean state media says President Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button that Kim Jong Un is the “spasm of a lunatic,” North Korea’s state-run newspaper said Tuesday.
January 12, 2018 Trump deserves 'big credit' for sparking North Korea talks, South Korea's president says President Trump deserves “big credit” for kicking off the first talks between Pyongyang and Seoul in more than two years, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday.
January 12, 2018 Trump says he 'probably' has 'very good relationship' with Kim Jong Un President Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that "I probably have a very good relationship" with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, potentially opening the door to diplomacy with the rogue nation.
January 11, 2018 'Fire and Fury' sales predict Trump's 'political demise,' North Korean media says The popularity of a scandalous White House tell-all predicts President Donald Trump’s “political demise,” North Korean state media said Thursday.
January 10, 2018 Trump to meet with Kazakhstan's president at White House, discuss Afghanistan strategy Afghanistan will be a key discussion topic next week when President Donald Trump receives a visit from Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev, White House officials said in statement Tuesday.
January 4, 2018 US suspends security assistance to Pakistan The United States announced Thursday it was suspending security assistance to Pakistan for failing to take "decisive action" against Taliban militants targeting U.S. personnel in neighboring Afghanistan.
January 3, 2018 White House to announce cuts in 'security assistance' for Pakistan The Trump administration will announce later this week that it is withholding money for "security assistance" to Pakistan after the White House warned that country it would have to take tougher action against terrorism to keep U.S. aid flowing, a State Department official told Fox News Wednesday.
January 2, 2018 Trump mulls cutting off aid to Palestinians, says they're 'no longer willing to talk peace' President Trump threatened to cut off aid to the Palestinian Authority Tuesday, saying that organization was "no longer willing to talk peace."
