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People watch a TV screen showing images 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, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. A team of American diplomats involved in preparatory discussions with North Korea ahead of a potential summit between Trump and Kim left a hotel in Seoul on Tuesday amid speculation that they are resuming the talks. The signs read: &quot;Working-level talks.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

White House now says Singapore summit ‘expected,’ outlines progress toward Trump-Kim sit-down

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on ‘phony’ sources, vets, border stats

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, right, talks as Joshua Holt, who was recently released from a prison in Venezuela, joins him in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Man held in Venezuela for 2 years is welcomed home by Trump

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to members of the media as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, after attending a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump upbeat about Singapore summit with North Korea: ‘Moving along very nicely’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this July 13, 2016 file photo, Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Josh Holt at her home, in Riverton, Utah. Josh Holt has been released from a jail in Venezuela after spending nearly two years behind bars on weapons charges. Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch said on Twitter Saturday, May 26, 2018, that Joshua Holt had been released. President Donald Trump tweeted that it was “good news,” adding that Holt “should be landing in D.C. this evening and be in the White House, with his family, at about 7:00 P.M.” (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) **FILE**

Freed after 2 years, man jailed in Venezuela returns to US

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump points to members of the media as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 25, 2018, after attending a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s ‘phony’ source turns out to be White House official

By CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves while walking away after speaking to the media, as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis to address the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US still preparing for Trump-Kim summit should it take place

By CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER AND MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, shakes hands with Republican Senator Bob Corker during a meeting at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday May 25, 2018. The Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro two days after the embattled socialist leader kicked out the top U.S. diplomat in the country. There was no immediate comment from Republican Senator Bob Corker's office about the nature of the surprise visit. (Miraflores Presidential Press Office via AP)

The Latest: White House says Venezuela policy not changing

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Trump to sign measures to help terminal patients, veterans

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

In this Sept. 29, 2017, file photo, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks at a news conference at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Republican opposes elimination of top White House cybersecurity policy position

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 24, 2018, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing file footage 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. An aging North Korean nuclear strategist involved in now-dormant disarmament deals. His former interpreter in international negotiations who is now North Korea’s highest-ranking female diplomat. Kim Kye Gwan and Choe Son Hui are among the best-known North Korean officials after leader Kim Jong Un and his family members. They are in the news again now after their recent back-to-back comments about the United States were blamed for President Donald Trump’s abrupt cancellation on Thursday of a much-anticipated summit with Kim Jong Un. On Friday, Trump said the two sides were working to put the meeting back on track.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Trump says U.S., North Korea talking again

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has been granted permanent security clearance. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the decision who was not authorized to speak publicly Wednesday, May 23. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Kushner given security clearance after background check

By ERIC TUCKER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 10, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, back, waves at the media and others upon arrival of former North Korean detainees Tony Kim, left, Kim Dong Chul and Kim Hak Song, unseen, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Human rights an afterthought ahead of US-North Korea summit

By ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 9, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting at Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea. After a few months of rapprochement, North Korea abruptly called off scheduled high-level talks with South Korea on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, and warned the U.S. that a planned summit with President Donald Trump could be at risk. 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, File)

North Koreans stood up White House advance team in Singapore

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks, center, shakes hands with South Korean Gen. Kim Byung-joo during an operational briefing at the eighth Army Operational Command Center at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Trump is on a five-country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Donald Trump warns North Korea: U.S. military ‘ready if necessary’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just after President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the &quot;tremendous anger and open hostility&quot; in a recent statement from North Korea, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Japan says it understands Trump’s caution

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A copy of the letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from President Donald Trump canceling their planned summit in Singapore is photographed in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/J. David Ake

Trump cancels summit with Kim; North Korea still wants talks

By CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets head of the International Olympic Committee's ethics commission and former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

China ‘will be key’ to Donald Trump’s way forward on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's hair is ruffled by a breeze as he speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, en route to a day trip to New York. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a "national call to action for legislative policy changes." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Donald Trump: He’s doing ‘service to the country’ by confronting Justice Department over ‘Spygate’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Pompeo says NK could benefit from US investment

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