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US moves to limit nuclear sales to China

The Trump administration will limit sales of US civil nuclear technology to China out of concerns that it is being diverted for military and other unauthorized purposes.

Senior NSC official out at White House

A senior National Security Council official who argued for increasing U.S. refugee admissions and feuded with senior White House officials is no longer working at the White House, an administration official said.

Trump returns salute of North Korean general

Newly released video footage from North Korean state media shows President Donald Trump returning a salute to a North Korean military general during this week's summit in Singapore, an extraordinary display of respect from a US president to a top officer of a hostile regime.

Trump, Trudeau had heated exchange over tariffs, sources say

President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a testy phone call on May 25 over new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration targeting steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada, including one moment during the conversation in which Trump made an erroneous historical reference, sources familiar with the discussion told CNN.

NSC spokesman leaving as John Bolton takes over

National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton is planning to depart the Trump administration, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced on Sunday, leaving President Donald Trump without one of his top foreign policy communicators as a series of international issues loom.