Veteran Diplomat Weighs In On What To Expect From Trump’s Meeting With North Korea
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Ambassador Robert Gallucci, chairman of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins, about North Korea’s invitation to President Trump to meet. He was chief negotiator during the North Korean nuclear crisis of 1994, and has …
Does The State Department Have Enough Experts To Engage In North Korea Negotiations?
As President Trump accepts North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s invitation to meet him, questions remain about whether the State Department has enough experts on hand to engage in serious negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
February Jobs Report Was So Good, It Caught Many Economists Off Guard
U.S. employers added 313,000 jobs last month. The Labor Department report shows much stronger job growth than analysts expected. They’d been predicting an increase of about 200,000 jobs. Another good sign: workers returned to the workforce in the high…
Pain Specialist Doctor Discusses Different Ways To Treat Chronic Pain
In light of a new study that finds non-opioid painkillers are just as effective as opioids in treating certain types of chronic pain, Dr. Ajay Wasan, professor and vice chair for pain medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, answers que…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Bill That Tightens Gun Restrictions In The State
In Tallahassee on Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott met with loved ones of the 17 people killed at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland last month. Scott also signed legislation tightening gun restrictions in the state.
European Union Ambassador To The U.S. Weighs In With Response To Trump’s Tariffs
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with David O’Sullivan, Ambassador of the European Union to the United States, about Europe’s response to the new tariffs President Trump ordered for steel and aluminum imports.
Defense Secretary Mattis Says Diplomacy Is The Way Forward For Talks With North Korea
With the State Department hollowed out, the generals have been driving North Korea policy. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has all along pushed for a diplomatic solution to the stand-off.
Meet The French Priest Documenting Crimes Committed By ISIS Against Yazidis
Father Patrick Desbois has spent a decade uncovering the forgotten, mass graves of the 2 million Jews murdered by the Nazis in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Now he’s using his same techniques to document crimes committed by ISIS against the Yazidis.
How Koreans Are Reacting To Potential Meeting Between Trump And Kim Jong Un
South Korea has gone more than a generation without a diplomatic opening with the North and without anything like a hope for nuclear disarmament. NPR looks at how news of a possible meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un is playing out among K…
Trump’s Upcoming Meeting With North Korean Leader Has Potential For High Reward
President Trump’s willingness to meet with North Korea’s leader has the potential for high reward but also brings with it high risk. As both leaders prepare for the meeting, many are wondering what Trump will bring to the table and what the next steps …
North Korea’s Invitation To Meet Capped A Week Full Of WH Announcements
The developments in North Korea capped a week full of big political stories coming out of the White House. E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Guy Benson of Townhall.com join NPR’s Ari Shapiro to discuss North Korea, tariffs and the departure of chi…
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