Trump: Sanctions beginning to have 'big impact' on North Korea

Source: The Hill




BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 01/02/18 10:14 AM EST

President Trump said Tuesday that sanctions placed on North Korea are starting “to have a big impact,” again invoking his “rocket man” moniker for the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Un.

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The tweet from the president appears to reference potential talks next week between North Korea and South Korea. Seoul suggested the talks Tuesday after Kim delivered a New Year’s speech in which he said he is “open to dialogue,” according to Reuters.

The United Nations Security Council, just before the Christmas holiday, voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang after an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test. North Korea called the sanctions “an act of war.” The council also voted unanimously in September to sanction Pyongyang following a nuclear test.

The Treasury Department, meantime, in November targeted North Korea in economic sanctions aimed at pressuring the country over its nuclear program.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/367030-trump-sanctions-beginning-to-have-big-impact-on-north-korea

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Trump hits Dems over DACA: Hispanics will start 'falling in love' with Republicans

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 01/02/18 10:41 AM EST

President Trump on Tuesday said Democrats aren’t interested in fixing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, arguing advocates for the program will ult.

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Congress is poised for a showdown over the future of DACA, an Obama-era program that allows certain immigrants — called Dreamers — who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children to stay here to work and go to school.

Congressional leaders from both parties are expected to discuss the program during a meeting on Wednesday at the White House.

Democrats insisted they wouldn't leave Washington for a holiday break without a solution in place for DACA, but Congress ultimately agreed to take up the issue in early 2018.

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