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President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, sit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe before dinner Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump, Abe fail to agree on US tariff exemption for Japan

By ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, second from right, listens during a working lunch with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Trump prefers bilateral trade deal with Japan

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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: AP source: Pompeo, Kim discussed held Americans

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This combination of two file photos shows CIA Director Mike Pompeo, left, listens during his introductions before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be secretary of state on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 12, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 9, 2018. Pompeo recently traveled to North Korea to meet with Kim, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Donald Trump: U.S. already holding ‘extremely high-level’ talks with North Korea

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stand on stage together at the conclusion of their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Abe is heading to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday, April 17, 2018, for two days of talks, hoping to keep Japan’s interests on the table in a possible U.S.-North Korea summit as well as stem a slide in his voter support ratings. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Donald Trump to host Japan’s Shinzo Abe amid strain over North Korea, tariffs

By Jill Colvin and Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

Moon Chung-in, a retired Yonsei University professor who is an influential adviser to President Moon Jae-in on inter-Korean and security issues, listens to a question during an interview at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Moon says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un likely decided to put his nuclear weapons program up for negotiation to win outside rewards so he can improve his country's economy, win public trust at home and prolong his leadership. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

AP Interview: Moon adviser says NKorea seeks economic growth

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, right, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie Abe, left, walk at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: White House says NKorea talks at highest level

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Workers plant flowers in the shape of the Korean Peninsula on a lawn in Seoul to wish for a successful inter-Korean summit this month. (Associated Press/File)

Moon Jae-in’s North Korea diplomacy efforts bring hope

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

John Bolton meets with counterparts from South Korea, Japan over North Korea talks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this April 9, 2018 photo, National security adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Bolton held talks Thursday with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, as the U.S. gears up for an unprecedented summit with North Korea. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Pompeo plays down hopes for comprehensive deal at NK summit

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, talks with South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-whan, center right, as his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, claps during a visit to members of a South Korean artistic group after their performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, April 1, 2018. Kim clapped his hands as he, along with his wife and hundreds of other citizens, watched the rare performance Sunday by South Korean pop stars visiting Pyongyang, highlighting the thawing ties between the rivals after years of heightened tensions over the North's nuclear program. 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: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un summit threatened by Trump’s bid to end Iran nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Britain sends warships to Asia to monitor North Korean trade

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this April 9, 2018, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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. A U.S. university institute at the cutting edge of research on North Korea says the South Korean government has terminated its funding, forcing it to close after it rejected demands to change its leadership. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Seoul defunds US NKorea think tank after leadership dispute

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this April 9, 2018, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea. 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 Jong Un briefs party leaders on future dialogue with US

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 27, 2018, file photo, a man watches a TV screen showing file footages of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. A Trump administration official said Sunday, April 8, that the United States has now &quot;confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.&quot; The official wasn't authorized to be quoted by name and demanded anonymity. The meeting could occur as early as May. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

US official says North Korean leader ready to discuss nukes

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 27, 2018, file photo, a man watches a TV screen showing file footages of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. A Trump administration official said Sunday, April 8, that the United States has now &quot;confirmed that Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.&quot; The official wasn't authorized to be quoted by name and demanded anonymity. The meeting could occur as early as May. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

The Latest: Trump expects NKorea meeting in May or June

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This combination of two file photos show U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim by May, a top South Korean official said Thursday, March 8, 2018, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Donald Trump says U.S.-North Korea talks on denuclearization will be ‘exciting’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This combination of two file photos show U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the North Korean leader and will meet with Kim by May, a top South Korean official said Thursday, March 8, 2018, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet to discuss denuclearization

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

North Korea tells US that Kim Jong Un ready to discuss nukes

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

A man watches a TV screen showing file footages of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. As the U.S.-North Korea summit looms, President Donald Trump’s policy of maximum pressure on North Korea may be working - thanks to China. Beijing appears to have gone well beyond U.N. sanctions on its unruly neighbor, reducing its total imports from North Korea in the first two months this year by 78.5 and 86.1 percent in value. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Donald Trump and the Korean Peninsula

By Dan Burton