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Trump reversal on Pompeo N Korea trip underscores drift

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Bloomberg Donald Trump’s surprise about-face on his top diplomat’s trip to North Korea—just a day after it was announced—reinforced a sense of drift in the administration’s strategy since the president proclaimed a June summit with Kim Jong-un an historic success. The tweets cancelling a visit to Pyongyang by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo cited a lack of “sufficient progress” in ...

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Trump tells Sessions to probe corruption on the ‘other side’

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he wants Jeff Sessions to look into corruption on the “other side” of the Russia investigation that he regularly derides as a witch hunt, as the row between the two men threatened the attorney general’s job security. Trump’s call came the day after Fox News aired an interview in which the president bashed Sessions by ...

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US imposes limited sanctions on Russia after UK poisoning

Bloomberg The US announced details of limited new sanctions against Russia over the March poisoning in the UK of a former Russian agent and his daughter, the latest sign relations between the former Cold War foes continue to deteriorate. Restrictions released by the State Department target remaining sources of foreign assistance and arms sales to Russia, and deny any US ...

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