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In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves from a car as he returns to North Korea after the meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File)

Heather Nauert: Sanctions on North Korea will remain in place until progress is made

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley speaks during an interview in Beijing, Friday, May 11, 2018. The head of the United Nations' World Food Program says a peace agreement with North Korea will go far toward easing the impoverished nation's chronic food security woes. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

AP Interview: Food agency head hopes talks help N. Koreans

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrive for a media availability at the State Department, Friday, May 11, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pompeo: US hopes to have NKorea as ‘close partner’ not enemy

By JOSH LEDERMAN and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Three Korean-Americans who were detained in North Korea for more than a year, Kim Dong Chul, from center bottom, Tony Kim and Kim Hak Song get off a military airplane after they were greeted by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump upon their arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, May 10, 2018. The three Korean-Americans were greeted by Trump beneath a giant American flag after they returned to the mainland U.S. early Thursday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Previously released prisoners report harshness in N. Korea

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

David Axelrod. (Associated Press) *** FILE **

David Axelrod uses prisoner release from N. Korea to liken Mike Pence to Kim Jong-Un

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed back Tony Kim, Kim Hak-song and Kim Dong-chul this month from North Korea, where the three Americans had been detained for more than a year. (Associated Press/File)

Friends, families thankful for men’s return from North Korea

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks as he stands with Tony Kim, second left, Kim Dong Chul, center right, and Kim Hak Song, right, three Americans detained in North Korea for more than a year, after they arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, May 10, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from right, listen. n President Donald Trump’s view, why go for a solid single when you can swing for a home run? From tax reform to international trade to foreign policy, the president likes to go big. It’s a high-risk, high-reward strategy that advisers say can help yield results on longstanding problems _ and critics warn could trigger dangerous repercussions from a trade war to nuclear war. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump’s high-risk doctrine? Swing for the bleacher seats

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JONATHAN LEMIRE and KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks as he stands with Tony Kim, second left, Kim Dong-chul, center right, and Kim Hak-song, right, three Americans detained in North Korea for more than a year after they arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Thursday, May 10, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second from right, listen. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Donald Trump gives freed Americans flag-waving, wee-hours welcome

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is greeted by senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chul, director of the United Front Department, which is responsible for North-South Korea affairs (left), and Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong, on his arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Pompeo met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il later and secured the release of three American prisoners ahead of a planned summit between Kim and President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Matthew Lee, Pool)

The Latest: Trump announces details of NKorea summit

Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 9, 2018, photo provided on Thursday, May 10, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un talks set for Singapore

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Washington. From left, Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, Trump, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s success with North Korea provides road map for Iran

By Matt Mackowiak

In this image released by the White House, then-CIA director Mike Pompeo shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, North Korea, during a 2018 East weekend trip. President Donald Trump revealed more information about Pompeo's secret trip to North Korea, saying Pompeo wasn't supposed to meet with Kim, but that they ended up talking for more than an hour. Pompeo, who won Senate confirmation April 26, to become secretary of state, was the most senior U.S. official to meet a North Korean leader since 2000. (White House via AP)

North Korea releases three Americans held captive; Pompeo plane bringing them home

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Monday, May 7, 2018, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, arrives at an airport in Dalian, China. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un breaks with his flight-phobic father, travels by plane

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks off after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. Trump says the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which he called &quot;defective at its core.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Analysis: Trump taking opposite approaches to Iran, NKorea

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this May 7, 2018, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Dalian, China. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim-Xi summit sends signal to Trump about China’s key role

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray at the State Department, Monday, May 7, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Freed detainees head home for big welcome, featuring Trump

By MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, pose for photographers prior to their summit in Tokyo Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The summit is expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program and on improving the sometimes-frayed ties among the three northeast Asian neighbors. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

The Latest: Japan, China agree to launch defense hotline

Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks off after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. Trump says the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which he called &quot;defective at its core.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Analysis: Trump pulled in 2 directions on Iran, North Korea

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

"We are not going to head down the path we headed down before," said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding past attempts at diplomacy with North Korean leaders. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Mike Pompeo visits North Korea for second time

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray at the State Department, Monday, May 7, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pompeo arrives in NKorea to finalize Trump-Kim summit

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press