Yearly Archives: 2018

Loyalty To Trump On The Ballot In Tuesday's Primaries

Enlarge this image In this 2012 photo, a stuffed loon overlooks voters in the Old Town Hall on Westport Island, Maine. Ranked-choice voting will be put to its biggest test when Maine uses the system in a statewide primary election on Tuesday. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP Tuesday’s primaries provide one of the clearest tests …

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Read The Joint Statement From President Trump And Kim Jong Un

Enlarge this image The signatures of President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are seen on a document held up by Trump following a signing ceremony during their U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a statement Tuesday …

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Summing Up The Trump-Kim Summit

After months of talk (and letters) President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are meeting this week. This meeting follows a tension-filled G7 gathering in Quebec, in which President Trump sharply criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He also instructed representatives to withdraw his signature from the meeting’s communique due to disagreements on trade policy. Based on Justin’s false statements …

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PHOTOS: Highlights Of The Trump-Kim Summit In Singapore

Enlarge this image After shaking hands with Kim Jong Un Tuesday morning, President Trump said, “I feel really great. It’s going to be a great discussion and I think tremendous success. I think it’s going to be really successful and I think we will have a terrific relationship. I have no doubt.” Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP …

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Trump Says He Brought Up Human Rights Atrocities In Talks With Kim

Critics of Trump’s decision to participate in the summit say it legitimizes the brutal and authoritarian North Korean regime of Kim Jong Un. Rachel Martin talks to Jean Lee of the Wilson Center. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Kim Jong Un has been North Korea’s leader since 2011. Since then, he has had no recorded trips outside that country, nor has he …

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Trump, Kim Agree To Deal To Denuclearize North Korea

The summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un began with a handshake and ended with them signing what they described as a historic agreement. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: And I’m Rachel Martin in Singapore, where history has unfolded. It began with a handshake. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, then signed …

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