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FILE - In this June 27, 2018, file photo, U.S. National security adviser John Bolton listens to question as speaks to the media after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. Bolton said Sunday, July 1, the U.S. has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Bolton: U.S. Has Plan to Denuclearize N. Korea

by Matthew Pennington Associated PressJuly 1, 2018

Washington — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said on Sunday the U.S. has a plan that would lead to the dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in a year.John Bolton said top U.S. diplomat Mike…

Trump Makes Bold Claims About Summit

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

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands following a news conference at the State Department, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pompeo ‘Hopeful’ on N. Korea

by Matthew Lee Associated Press, and Matthew Pennington Associated PressMay 23, 2018

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 file photo, a South Korean army soldier stands near the loudspeakers near the border area between South Korea and North Korea in Yeoncheon, South Korea. South Korea on Monday, April 30, 2018, said it will remove propaganda-broadcasting loudspeakers from the tense border with North Korea. The announcement came three days after the leaders of the two Koreas agreed to work together to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula and end hostile acts against each other along their border during their rare summit talks. (Lim Tae-hoon/Newsis via AP, File)

President Eyes DMZ For Summit

by Matthew Pennington The Associated PressMay 2, 2018

In this image made from video released by KRT on Jan. 1, 2018, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks in his annual address in undisclosed location, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim said Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in the South in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate. (KRT via AP Video)

President Taunts Kim In a Tweet

by Matthew Pennington Associated PressJanuary 2, 2018

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2017 file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks in Mountain View, Calif. Mattis said Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, the U.S. remains focused on diplomacy as well as military readiness. Amid the heightened tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and South Korea have been conducting annual military drills. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Trump Rejects N. Korea Talks

by Matthew Pennington Associated PressAugust 30, 2017

FILE - In this April 15, 2017, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung. The strongest U.N. sanctions in a generation may still prove no match for North Korea’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions. Even in diplomatic triumph, the Trump administration is gambling that it has enough time to test if economic pressure can get Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian government to end its missile advances and atomic weapons tests (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Sanctions Far From Guaranteed to Curtail N. Korea

by Matthew Pennington Associated PressAugust 7, 2017

This photo distributed on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows what was said to be a "Combined Fire Demonstration" held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Trump Vows Pressure on N. Korea

by Matthew Pennington Associated Press, and Vivian Salama Associated PressApril 28, 2017

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, a woman holds up her cell phone before a rally with then presidential candidate Donald Trump in Bedford, N.H. President-elect Trump tweeted Tuesday that North Korea won’t develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the United States, but it’s possible it already has. After five atomic test explosions and a rising number of ballistic missile test launches, many experts believe that North Korea can arm short- and mid-range missiles with warheads that put Guam at risk. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Trump Has Few Options for Dealing With N. Korea

by Matthew Pennington Associated PressJanuary 4, 2017

FILE - In this May 10, 2016 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. If North Korea has been a foreign policy headache for Barack Obama’s presidency, it threatens to be a migraine for his successor. The next president will likely contend with an adversary able to strike the continental U.S. with a nuclear weapon. Whoever wins the White House in the Nov. 8 election is expected to conduct a review of North Korea policy(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Next U.S. President Will Face North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

by Matthew Pennington Associated PressOctober 29, 2016