20 Steps in the Right Direction

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jul 9, 2019 Whether President Trump’s recent gesture in North Korea leads to lasting changes remains to be seen—but it’s a promising start. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Takes Aim at an Unlikely Target: Fox News

DAVID BAUDER and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Jul 9, 2019 The president has lashed out at his favorite network in recent weeks, accusing it of "loading up with Democrats" ahead of the 2020 election. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mystery of NSA Leak Lingers as Stolen Document Case Winds Up

TAMI ABDOLLAH and ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Jul 6, 2019 A contractor's case comes to an end without it being resolved who was behind the devastating leak of U.S. government hacking tools. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Is Forcing Iran to Follow North Korea’s Dangerous Example

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 4, 2019 The lesson to be learned from the difference between how the U.S. president treats Iran and North Korea is painfully clear. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Has Undeniably Failed to Reverse America’s Decline

Dilip Hiro / TomDispatch Jul 3, 2019 Despite being voted in to address the decline of the self-proclaimed greatest world power, Trump has done little to make the nation "great." Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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 )

Iranian President Says White House ‘Afflicted by Mental Retardation’

NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jun 25, 2019 In a fiery new statement, Hassan Rouhani claims sanctions targeting his country's supreme leader have "[closed] the doors of diplomacy." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Amid Report of North Korea Purge, Reasons for Caution

FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press May 31, 2019 A South Korean newspaper claims multiple officials close to Kim Jong Un have been executed, but its sourcing appears to be extremely thin. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration Has Already Declared War on Iran

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network May 28, 2019 Economic sanctions kill as effectively as bombs, argues author and Center for Economic and Policy Research co-director Mark Weisbrot. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump, Japan’s Abe at Odds Over North Korean Missile Tests

JILL COLVIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press May 27, 2019 The president says he is not “personally” bothered by the recent tests and doesn’t believe they violated U.N. Security Council resolutions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Seizes North Korean Cargo Ship for Violating Sanctions

ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press May 9, 2019 This first-of-its kind enforcement action comes at a tense moment in relations between the two countries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )