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5 Things for November 29: North Korea, Tax Overhaul, Tampa, Conyers, Automation
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Why Trump's Korean War Talk Should Be Taken Seriously
Washington elites have long regarded war with North Korea as all but unthinkable. Yet, obscured by the wild twists and daily cacophony of the Trump presidency, the conventional wisdom is changing.
North Korea Accuses Trump of Declaring War
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country by tweeting over the weekend that North Korea "won't be around much longer."
Nuclear War Isn't North Korea's Only Threat
North Korea has launched 22 missiles in 15 tests in 2017. According to US intelligence sources, the most recent test detonated a 140-kiloton nuclear device, which the North Koreans claim was a hydrogen bomb. (That's 10 times as powerful as the atomic bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima in World War II.) The UN secretary-general has continuously condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches as serious violations of UN Security Council resolutions.
5 Things for September 22: A Nuclear Warning of the 'highest level'
It's the first day of fall, y'all! We hope you have a positively autumnal weekend. But first, here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
North Korea Fears; Hurricane Irma; Brexit Vote
1. North Korea fears ease: Global stock markets are rising and gold prices are falling as investors shrug off continued tensions over North Korea.
What Is a Hydrogen Bomb and Can North Korea Deliver One?
North Korea says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, raising fears it is getting closer to achieving its goal of a nuclear-tipped intercontinental missile.
Could Congress Stop Trump From Bombing North Korea?
President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with "fire and fury" Tuesday if Pyongyang doesn't stop threatening the United States. But can the President launch a military strike on his own? The Constitution may give Congress the ability to declare war, but in reality it has little ability to stop the President if he's determined to strike North Korea.
5 Things for August 11: North Korea, McConnell, New Orleans, Opioids, Taylor Swift
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North Korea Threatens Strike On Guam
North Korea's military is "examining the operational plan" to strike areas around the US territory of Guam with medium-to-long-range strategic ballistic missiles, state-run news agency KCNA said early Wednesday local time.
