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Live From America’s Capital, a TV Station Run by China’s Communist Party

CGTN America, which based in Washington and available in 30 million United States households, insists it does not do Beijing’s bidding. Some people are skeptical.

US and South Korea scrap big military exercises to ease tensions with North

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Operations involving thousands of troops have always infuriated Pyongyang

The US and South Korea have said they will end their annual large-scale joint military exercises as Washington pursues efforts to improve ties with North Korea.

The decision comes days after the conclusion of Donald Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, which ended without a formal agreement but with both sides suggesting they would keep talking.

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Trump is a national security risk – and still Republicans back him | Walter Shapiro

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The Great Jared Kushner Clearance Caper is just the latest affair to prove this presidency is a danger to America

Dating back to the cold war, voters have stubbornly clung to the image of Republicans as unflinching patriots and Democrats as feckless security risks. That was the political subtext of the angry chants of “Lock her up” at Donald Trump campaign rallies, which were often led by future felon and defrocked national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Related: Dave Eggers: why Donald Trump could win again

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