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A screenshot of a video shared on White House social media accounts. The video — a fake movie trailer encouraging cooperation between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — was shown to Kim by Trump himself on an iPad toward the end of

'Shaking The Hand Of Peace': Unpacking Trump's North Korea Movie Trailer

8:15pm June 13, 2018

A four-minute fake movie trailer created by the Trump administration for Kim Jong Un is decidedly odd. Culture critic Glen Weldon asks National Security Correspondent David Welna what it all means.

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World News

North Korea's Nuclear Threat Is Real And Present, Rice Says

11:01am June 13, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Susan Rice, a former national security adviser and U.N. ambassador, about the Singapore summit. President Trump wrote, "There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea."

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President Trump speaks during a news conference Tuesday after meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore.

President Trump's Press Conference On North Korea Summit, Annotated

7:03pm June 12, 2018

President Trump spoke to reporters after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday. NPR reporters have annotated the transcript of the press conference.

A woman passes by a ZTE building in Beijing, China shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted about possibly reversing a ban on the tech giant in May.

World News

Senators Move To Reverse Trump's Deal Lifting Sanctions On China's ZTE

2:23am June 12, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

A bipartisan amendment by Senators could undo a deal struck days ago to revive the Chinese telecoms giant after it was cut off from its U.S. suppliers over sales to Iran and North Korea.

World News

Examining The Multiple Outcomes To The U.S.-North Korea Summit

8:00am June 11, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Joel Wit, a former U.S. diplomat and now the director of 38 North, a website focused on North Korea analysis, about Tuesday's U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech last month during a military parade at Red Square in Moscow.

The Russia Investigations: So Many Pieces Of The Puzzle Are Missing

8:51pm June 09, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Two years after important overtures by foreign operatives to the Trump campaign, Russian motives still aren't entirely clear.

Nikko Johnson reviews the California Primary election guide at San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday.

Democrats Breathe Sigh Of Relief After Tuesday's Primaries

2:54pm June 06, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The party's chances of taking back the House were helped, especially with apparent results in California. That, plus four other takeaways from Tuesday night's elections in eight states.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller leaves following a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the U.S. Capitol last year.

What You Need To Know About The Coming Showdown Between Trump And Mueller

10:28am June 05, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Following months on a collision course, the White House and the special counsel's office are on track for a standoff that could take Washington, D.C., into terra incognita.

Demonstrators with pink hats begin to gather in Washington for the Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017, the first full day of Trump's presidency. Now, many women have turned that energy into elections.

Midterm Messages: Women Are Owning 2018, But So Is Trump

10:04am June 05, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The dominant storylines from the 2018 primaries so far have been that women have dominated and the president has had his own relative success — and a big impact on GOP congressional candidates.

Politics & Government

Would Conservative Republicans Accept A Presidential Self-Pardon?

11:57am June 04, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review, about growing concerns around the White House response to the Russia inquiry, and an ambiguous outlook for midterm elections.

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