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Article snippet: A potential North Korea summit that could feature the first face to face meeting between MORE and Kim Jong Un is raising the anxiety level in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers on Sunday grappled with possible ramifications to the Trump administration's ongoing negotiations with Pyongyang over its nuclear program. Several Republicans are urging the administration to approach the summit cautiously while keeping the pressure on North Korea to denuclearize, and some Democrats are raising concerns that a hollowed out State Department cannot back up Trump's promises of a diplomatic solution. Trump last week said he would meet face to face with Kim after a South Korean delegation met with the North Korean leader and said Pyongyang wants to begin discussions with the United States about halting nuclear tests. The summit announcement follows a year of tough rhetoric from Trump on North Korea, which the president vowed to destroy should the Asian nation provoke the United States. CIA Director MORE described the United States as being in a strong negotiating position to denuclearize North Korea. “This administration has its eyes wide open and the whole time this conversation takes place the pressure will continue to mount on North Korea,” Pompeo told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “There is no relief in sight until the president gets the objective that he has set forth consistently during his entire time in office.” But some Republican lawmakers are expressing caution on North Korea a... Link to the full article to read more