North Korea's New Missile Test Signals Little Appetite for Détente With Trump

The Kim Jong Un regime opted to show defiance rather than restraint in its first weapons launch since the U.S. election.

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North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate-range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets

North Korea said Tuesday that its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific.
NBC News - 11h
North Korea conducts second missile test in 2 days as Blinken visits region

North Korea says it carried out its second missile test in two days — and this one was hypersonic. It came as U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited the region.
CBS News - 11h
North Korea says new hypersonic missile will 'contain' rivals

Pyongyang fired a missile for the first time in two months, while Antony Blinken was in Seoul.
BBC News - 16h
North Korea tests midrange missile as Blinken visits Seoul

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a North Korean missile test carried out during his visit to Seoul was a reminder of the need to deepen U.S. cooperation with South Korea and Japan.
NBC News - 1d
North Korea test fires a ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul, where he warned that Putin could provide Kim Jong Un with advanced space technology.
CBS News - 1d
Trump to be sentenced over hush money case but judge signals no jail time

The US president-elect dismisses the case as "nothing but a rigged charade".
BBC News - 3d
Judge Upholds Trump’s Sentencing in Hush Money Case but Signals No Jail Time

The New York judge who oversaw President-elect Donald J. Trump’s hush-money trial scheduled his sentencing for Jan. 10. Mr. Trump is expected to appeal his conviction.
The New York Times - 3d
A Judge Upheld Trump’s Felony Conviction, but Signaled No Jail Time

Also, Mike Johnson was re-elected as House speaker. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
The New York Times - 3d
Judge orders Trump sentenced on Jan. 10, signals no punishment for conviction

A New York judge has ordered President-elect Trump’s criminal sentencing for Jan. 10, rejecting his demand that his hush money case be dismissed to accommodate his presidency following his election ...
The Hill - 3d

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