Trump Steps Into North Korea With Kim at Historic DMZ Meeting

ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jun 30, 2019 With grins and a handshake, he becomes the first sitting U.S. president to go inside the nation as the two agree to revive nuclear talks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump to Kim: Let’s Meet at the DMZ

ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jun 29, 2019 The president tweets an invitation to North Korea's leader for a historic photo op in the zone that divides the Korean peninsula. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Team in North Korea Raising Hopes of Trump-Kim Summit

CATHERINE LUCEY, MATTHEW LEE, HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press May 28, 2018 The State Department and South Korea's Foreign Ministry say American and North Korean officials have been engaged in talks in a village straddling the border inside the DMZ between North and South. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Sets North Korea Summit, Keeps Details Secret

MATTHEW PENNINGTON and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press May 4, 2018 The president also says a U.S. troop drawdown in the south is not on the table. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ripped From Tomorrow’s Headlines: Brian Wood, Comic Book Futurist

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Apr 30, 2013 Brian Wood is a best-selling comic book writer whose body of work expresses a political and social awareness that ranks with the best in speculative fiction. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Inching Toward a Ban on Land Mines

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2010 Here's some good news: The White House is currently in a "vigorous debate" over whether or not to sign the Ottawa Treaty, an international agreement to ban land mines, as pressure from Capitol Hill and NGOs pushes the administration to reconsider the country's decade-old refusal to sign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )