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FILE - In this April 25, 2017, file-pool photo, U.S. special envoy for North Korea policy Joseph Yun speaks in Tokyo. Beyond the bluster, the Trump administration has been quietly engaged in back channel diplomacy with North Korea for several months, addressing Americans imprisoned in the communist country and deteriorating relations between the long-time foes, The Associated Press has learned. (Toru Yamanaka/Pool Photo via AP)

APNewsBreak: Beyond bluster, US, NKorea in regular contact

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, arrives for a vote as the Republican-run Senate rejected a GOP proposal to scuttle President Barack Obama's health care law and give Congress two years to devise a replacement, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Capitol in Washington. President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have been stymied by opposition from within the Republican ranks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rob Portman: Action needs to support strong words against North Korea if necessary

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file image made from video by North Korea's KRT released on July 28, 2017, North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, second from right, gestures at the site of a missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea claims it is in the final stages of preparing a plan to launch four intermediate-range ballistic missiles over Japan and into waters just off the island of Guam, where about 7,000 U.S. troops are based. Kim has radically accelerated the pace of the North's missile development, and many experts believe it could have an intercontinental ballistic missile able to hit major American cities within a year or two. (KRT via AP Video, File)

The Latest: Chinese president speaks with Trump, urges calm

Associated Press

U.S. soldiers fire a salute during a change of command and change of responsibility ceremony for Deputy Commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Force Command at Yongsan Garrison, a U.S. military base, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

As North Korea plans missile launch, U.S., South Korea ready war games

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

McMorris Rodgers fields health care questions at town hall

Associated Press

Andersen Air Force Base in Guam is in the crosshairs of a threat to by North Korea. President Trump on Thursday warned Kim Jong-un's government to "get their act together." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump: ‘Fire and fury’ talk on North Korea ‘wasn’t tough enough’

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to reporters before a security briefing at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Thursday, August 10, 2017, (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Mattis says US wants diplomatic solution for NK

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Secretary of Defense James Mattis walks into Michie Stadium to give the commencement address, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in West Point, N.Y. Nine Hundred and thirty six cadets received their diplomas, most of whom will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the army. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

James Mattis: Military solution in place to address North Korea threat

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Former National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice's checkered history continues to haunt her in the post-Obama era. (Associated Press)

Susan Rice’s ridiculous North Korea recommendation to Donald Trump

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Eddie Calvo, Guam governor, praises Trump’s ‘fire and fury’ warning to North Korea

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Lindsey Graham: Democrats need to ‘park’ their hatred of Donald Trump

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Hyeon Soo Lim, a Canadian detainee, released by North Korea

The Washington Times

Tens of thousands of North Koreans gathered for a rally at Kim Il Sung Square carrying placards and propaganda slogans as a show of support for their rejection of the United Nations' latest round of sanctions on Wednesday Aug. 9, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Sign says, &quot;Protect our nation to the death&quot; and &quot;Hearts of 10 million people are burning.&quot; (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Korea details plan to fire missile salvo toward Guam

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

A copy of the local newspaper is for sale in Hagatna, Guam on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea's army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an &quot;enveloping fire&quot; around the island. The exclamation came after President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of &quot;fire and fury like the world has never seen.&quot; (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

Analysis: Trump throws his own North Korea strategy a curve

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Kids play in the sand in Tumon, Guam on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea's army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an &quot;enveloping fire&quot; around the island. The exclamation came after President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of &quot;fire and fury like the world has never seen.&quot; (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)

Guam’s residents concerned but have faith in US military

By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

Illustration on the brink situation with North Korea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. power overmatches North Korea’s

By Donald Lambro

South Koreans can be seen mostly working and enjoying summer activities, an indication that the increasing tensions aren't upsetting their daily lives. (Associated Press)

South Koreans carry on amid swelling tension between North Korea, U.S.

By Nicole Ault - The Washington Times