Josh Lederman, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2018, file photo, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters. Haley says the U.S. is withdrawing from UN Human Rights Council, calling it 'not worthy of its name.' (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Trump Administration Pulls U.S. Out of UN Human Rights Council

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressJune 19, 2018

Washington — The United States announced Tuesday it was leaving the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, with Ambassador Nikki Haley calling it “an organization that is not worthy of its name.” It was the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration…

Trump Makes Bold Claims About Summit

by Matthew Pennington Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressJune 13, 2018

North Korean journalists film the motorcade of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un as they leave the St. Regis Hotel on the way to the Capella Hotel in Singapore, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, where the summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump will take place. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Summit Yields Hope

by Zeke Miller Associated Press, Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Foster Klug Associated PressJune 13, 2018

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare to sign a document at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump-Kim Shake Hands, Commit to ‘Complete Denuclearization’

by Zeke Miller Associated Press, Catherine Lucey Associated Press, Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Foster Klug Associated PressJune 12, 2018

FILE - In this April 16, 2018, file photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference in Cincinnati. The Obama administration secretly sought to give Iran brief access to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping sanctions kept in place after the 2015 nuclear deal, despite repeatedly telling Congress and the public it had no plans to do so. That’s according to an investigation by Senate Republicans released June 6. “The Obama Administration misled the American people and Congress because they were desperate to get a deal with Iran,” said Portman, the subcommittee’s chairman. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, file)

Obama-Era Permit Let Iran Convert Funds

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressJune 7, 2018

In this April 29, 2018 file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Sunday. A recent bout of dinner diplomacy between Israel’s prime minister and a prominent Emirati ambassador illustrates one of the worst kept secrets in the Arab world: quiet ties between Israel and its Sunni Arab neighbors that are increasingly coming into the open. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Netanyahu Has Unusual Run-In with UAE Envoy

by Josh Lederman Associated PressMay 12, 2018

FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo Mike Pompeo smiles after his introduction before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation for him to become the next Secretary of State on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Pompeo Sworn In, Leaves for Europe

by Josh Lederman Associated Press, and Matthew Lee Associated PressApril 26, 2018

Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo listens during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his confirmation Thursday, April 12, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pompeo Ducks Mueller Queries

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressApril 13, 2018

FILE - In this March 27, 2018, file photo, a man watches a TV screen showing file footages of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. A Trump administration official said Sunday, April 8, that the United States has now "confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." The official wasn't authorized to be quoted by name and demanded anonymity. The meeting could occur as early as May. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

North Korea Tells U.S. That Kim Jong Un Ready to Discuss Nukes

by Josh Lederman Associated PressApril 8, 2018

Anticipating Next Move, Aides Prepare Exit From Iran Deal

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Josh Lederman Associated PressApril 4, 2018