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American anxiety over warned that, if the country makes any more threats against the United States, it “will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.” Social media filled with nervous jokes and at times outright panic over whether Mr. Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, could bluster their way into unintended nuclear war.

President Trump threatened North Korea with “fire and fury” over its missile tests. Then the North Korean leader, American territory of Guam, saying that he was considering a strike that would create “an enveloping fire” there.

SEOUL, South Korea — “fire and fury” against the North if it persisted in threatening the United States. If the North were to follow through on its threat to launch an “enveloping strike” in the vicinity of Guam, it would be the first time that a North Korean missile landed so close to an American territory.

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s aides knew he planned to deliver a tough message to North Korea on Tuesday, but they did not expect a threat that rivaled the apocalyptic taunts often used by his target, Kim Jong-un. The president’s language, which aides say he had used in private, escalated the long-running dispute with North Korea to a new level and left members of the Trump administration scrambling on Wednesday to explain what he meant. But the process, or lack of one, that led to the ad-libbed comments embodied Mr.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Senior American officials sent mixed signals on North Korea on Wednesday as President Trump’s “fire and fury” warning rattled allies and adversaries alike, a sign of his administration’s deep divisions as the outcast state once again threatened to wage nuclear war on the United States. The president’s advisers calibrated his dire warning with statements that, if not directly contradictory, emphasized different points. Secretary of State Rex W.

The financial disclosure form for FBI director who was named special counsel in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, has been released and appears not to show any conflicts of interest. The Office of Government Ethics determined that Mueller “is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations,” and found “no apparent conflicts of interest." The form lists the income he received from previous jobs, speaking engagements and investments as well as assets. The document wi

Facing the most perilous moment of his time in office, nuclear power. With rhetoric that is literally incendiary -– the promise of “fire and fury,” repeated twice for effect -– the president is calculating that North Korea will change its behavior based on language the regime might recognize because it sounds so much like its own. Trump is moving the red line closer to Kim Jong Un’s already-established actions, by warning against provocations as well as act

Federal authorities recently executed a search warrant at a home in Virginia belonging to former Trump campaign chairman Robert Mueller into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. A spokesperson for Manafort confirmed the warrant to ABC News and said in a statement, "FBI agents executed a search warrant at one of Mr. Manafort's residences. Mr.

Although the rhetoric has become more heated this week, the war of words between U.S. and North Korean leaders has been intensifying for months. Most recently, North Korean leader Trump tweeted about possible advancements in North Korean technology. "North Korea just stated that it is in the final stages of developing a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the U.S. It won't happen!" he wrote. A statement from North Korea's Foreign Ministry was read on state television before a U.S.

Two days after Senate Majority Leader health care law, Trump countered Wednesday, calling out the senator for not delivering on their party's signature promise. In a tweet, Trump questioned why Republicans haven't been able to Obamacare -- an effort that began soon after the law was passed in 2010 -- despite now controlling Congress and the executive branch. At a Rotary Club gathering in Kentucky on Monday, McConnell said Trump