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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a parliament meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim snubs U.S. on talks, accuses ‘petty’ Biden administration of deception

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump remembered 9/11 Saturday with a visit to New York City's Engine Co. 8 firehouse, where he praised first responders' bravery. Also on Saturday, Mt. Trump was also one of the speakers for a virtual rally sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation. The former president told participants in the "Think Tank 2022 Rally of Hope," that there is reason to be optimistic about the reunification of North and South Korea. (AP Photo/Jill Colvin)

Trump: ‘Magnificent reality’ of denuclearized Korea within reach

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 9, 2020, file photo, North Korean flags flutter in front of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly building in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea will convene its rubber-stamp parliament on Sept. 28, 2021 to discuss efforts to salvage an economy strained by pandemic border closures after decades of mismanagement and U.S.-led sanctions. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Former envoy: More focus on North Korean human rights

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim talks with South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk during their meeting at Plaza Hotel in Seoul Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Kim is in Seoul for discussions over stalled nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

Special envoy urges North Korea to consider restarting nuclear talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this June 15, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim ripped into senior ruling party and government officials over what he described as a serious lapse in national efforts to fend off COVID-19. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday, June 30, 2021, that Kim made the comments during a Politburo meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, which he called to discuss a “grave incident” in anti-epidemic work that he said created a “huge crisis” for the country and its people. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un hints at ‘great crisis’ over the coronavirus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, June 18, 2021. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea rejects Biden administration’s offer for talks ‘without preconditions’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a workshop of chief secretaries of city and county committees of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, March 4, 2021. 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 Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

U.S. losing leverage to stop North Korea nuclear programs, experts say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump may have cleared Biden’s path to check NKorea, experts tell Washington Times Foundation event

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 15, 2011, file photo, Park Sang-hak, center, a refugee from the North who now runs the group Fighters for a Free North Korea from a small Seoul office, and South Korean conservative activists prepare to release balloons bearing leaflets condemning North Korean leader during an anti-North Korea rally against &quot;The Day of the Sun,&quot; the anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth 99 years, at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. Park said Friday, April 30, 2021, he launched 500,000 propaganda leaflets by balloon into North Korea this week in defiance of a contentious new law that criminalizes such actions. The balloons read &quot;Overthrow Kim Jong Il's dictatorship.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, file)

Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas’ border

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a ceremony to break ground for building 10,000 homes, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. 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) ** FILE **

North Korean propaganda spike suggests looming challenge to Biden, U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Women dance near the Arch of Triumph on the Day of the Sun, the birth anniversary of late leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

N Koreans mark founder’s birthday amid economic difficulties

Associated Press

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Suseo Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday. March 25, 2021. North Korea on Thursday test-fired its first ballistic missiles since President Joe Biden took office, as it expands its military capabilities and increases pressure on Washington while nuclear negotiations remain stalled. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

UN renews mandate of North Korea experts, asks missile probe

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Thursday, March 25, 2021. 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)

N Korea confirms missile tests as Biden warns of response

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

A photo showing North Korea's missile launch is displayed at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, just days after the sister of Kim Jong Un threatened the United States and South Korea for holding joint military exercises. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Joe Biden dismisses North Korean missile tests

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared recently that the U.S. remains his country's "biggest enemy." Many Korea watchers expect a new weapons test or military display early in President Biden's term. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Personnel moves offer hints to Joe Biden’s approach to North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, people wave the national flags as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center top, attends a military parade, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. North Korea rolled out developmental ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines and other military hardware in a parade that punctuated leader Kim Jong Un’s defiant calls to expand his nuclear weapons 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: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Ryu Hyun-woo, high-level North Korean diplomat, defects to South Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A man wearing a face mask sits in front of a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The letters read &quot;Kim Jong Un attended stage in Thursday night's parade celebrating a ruling party congress.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean parliament to convene to approve Kim’s agenda

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps his hands at the ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korean, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Kim was given a new title, “general secretary” of the ruling Workers’ Party, formerly held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported Monday, Jan. 11, in what appears to a symbolic move aimed at bolstering his authority amid growing economic challenges. 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)

North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends the ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korean, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. 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 threatens Joe Biden with expanded nuclear program

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Kim has reviewed relations with rival South Korea and underscored the need to drastically improve its ties with the outside world as he addressed a major political conference for the third consecutive day, state media reported Friday. 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 calls U.S. ‘biggest enemy,’ vows to build more nuclear weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times