August 19, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

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Trump Says He Will Meet Kim Jong Un This Year, Days After Ordering Joint Drills With South Korea Cut Back

Asked on Aug. 19 whether he expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year, President Trump answered, "Yeah, I will be." The Wall Street Journal first reported he was pushing for a meeting. Trump met Kim...

August 14, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Energy Department Denies the Nuclear Weapons Safety Board Access to Records — the Board Calls It the Worst in Its History

The Department of Energy is withholding records and meeting access from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, the independent watchdog for nuclear weapons work, the Seattle Times reported on Aug. 14. In a July...