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The United States says it will continue its diplomatic efforts to denuclearize North Korea,...

despite news that its pointman on the regime is retiring.

This comes amid heightened hopes for U.S.-North Korea talks following South Korea's successful

hosting of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Park Soyun reports.

The announcement came just as signs were emerging that Pyongyang may be willing to talk to Washington.

The U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Joseph Yun says he will step

down from his post at the end of this week.

He said the decision was entirely his own,... but the timing comes at a surprising juncture,...

as South Korea recently relayed that North Korea is open to direct discussions with the

United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to dissuade him, but reluctantly accepted

Yun's resignation "with regret."

Yun, like Tillerson, is an advocate of engaging in dialogue with Pyongyang --- a tricky position

to take amid the Trump's administration's policy of applying maximum pressure over engagement.

Joseph Yun's diplomatic career spans more than three decades, serving as Ambassador

to Malaysia from 2013 to 2016 under then-President Barack Obama.

Yun played a key role in tackling North Korea's nuclear issues as the U.S. special representative

for North Korea, appointed by the Obama Administration in October 2016.

He also played an instrumental role in releasing Otto Warmbier, an American student detained

in North Korea for more than a year.

Yun's authority to negotiate with North Korea appeared to be undermined by a tug-of-war

between the White House and the State Department over the direction of North Korea policy under

the Trump administration.

However, Yun told the Washington Post that his retirement was not a decision based on

policy differences with President Trump or his inner circle.

He added that he's 'very hopeful' about the prospect of talks resolving the standoff over

North Korea's nuclear program.

Nevertheless,... his departure will leave the Trump administration without an envoy

for engaging North Korea or an ambassador in Seoul, a spot that has been vacant for

a year.

Park Soyun, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Joseph Yun to leave post of U.S. State Department's top North Korea diplomat - Duration: 2:09.

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Trump Whether to arm teachers or not is 'up to states' to decide - Duration: 1:21.

Trump

Whether to arm teachers or not is �up to states� to decide

President Trump said Saturday he�ll leave it up to states to decide whether to pursue

his call to arm qualified teachers and other school personnel.

�Up to States,� the president tweeted.

�Shootings will not happen again � a big & very inexpensive deterrent.�

The president said that �Armed Educators (and trusted people who work within a school)

love our students and will protect them.

Very smart people.

Must be firearms adept & have annual training.

Should get yearly bonus.�

For more infomation >> Trump Whether to arm teachers or not is 'up to states' to decide - Duration: 1:21.

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An Open Letter to President Trump and Members of the United States Congress on Gun Violence - Duration: 2:22.

I'm Father Michael Sheeran, the president of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

This is an open letter to President Trump and the members of Congress.

Our grief and solemn prayers are with the victims, the families,

the friends of our sisters and brothers in Parkland, Florida.

Ours is a national tragedy. Yet we have hope because we have watched in admiration and awe

as the poised articulate young survivors of the Parkland massacre have beseeched adults

to fix this plague of gun violence in America. It is not lost on us that none

of them were even born when the Columbine High killings in Littleton, Colorado

claimed 13 lives. And yet the shootings have gone on and on.

We adults have repeatedly failed to fix this singularly American phenomenon.

Now we must listen to our youth. We must not cruelly disparage them in this time of trauma and grief and anger.

As Pope Francis has said, "Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you.

Do not be afraid to dream of great things."

Ending the horrific mass killings in our schools and streets is a great thing we are all called to do.

Now we urge you, as President and Members of Congress,

to listen and to fix this indeed.

For more infomation >> An Open Letter to President Trump and Members of the United States Congress on Gun Violence - Duration: 2:22.

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Corrupt Eric Holder: We're Going to Republican States and Bringing Obama with Us - Duration: 2:20.

Corrupt Eric Holder: We're Going to Republican States and Bringing Obama with Us.

Eric Holder was as corrupt an attorney general as the president for whom he worked.

Holder and Barack Obama are two of a kind.

In a recent interview, potential 2020 hopeful Holder claimed Democrats are going to red

states to campaign for liberals for the midterm elections – and they're bringing Obama

with them.

Good luck with that!

Check it…

From USA Today:

Former president Barack Obama will join a national effort to address redistricting concerns,

including traveling to red and swing states to help Democratic candidates campaigning

on the issue, his former attorney general said.

"I expect that later this year, you will see him campaign," Eric Holder said of Obama.

"He will be focused on the races that will matter for redistricting.

"He has identified this as his chief political activity in his post presidency."

It would be part of the National Democratic Restricting Committee, a group led by Holder

that was set up to address redistricting concerns across the country.

The group's efforts come as Democrats and Republicans battle over the control of Congress

and state legislatures in the midterms.

Both parties have decried election maps as unconstitutional while simultaneously fighting

over who will draw them in the future.

More on Holder, from Daily Wire:

Former Attorney General Eric Holder, the only cabinet member in U.S. history to be held

in contempt of Congress, is contemplating a run for the presidency in 2020.

Holder, asked the question of a prospective presidential run by reporters at a media breakfast

sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, responded, "You know, I'll see.

I'm focused on NDRC at this point.

I think I'll make a decision by the end of the year about whether there's another

chapter."

Holder, who is currently supervising Barack Obama's National Democratic Redistricting

Committee (NDRC), said he plans to canvas the country about changing House district

lines in roughly 20 states.

Holder needs help!

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For more infomation >> Corrupt Eric Holder: We're Going to Republican States and Bringing Obama with Us - Duration: 2:20.

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ObamaCare: 20 states file lawsuit to abolish health care law - Duration: 3:46.

For more infomation >> ObamaCare: 20 states file lawsuit to abolish health care law - Duration: 3:46.

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Democrat State Found Hiding 100K Illegals On Registered Voter Rolls - Duration: 2:39.

For more infomation >> Democrat State Found Hiding 100K Illegals On Registered Voter Rolls - Duration: 2:39.

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Joseph Yun to leave post of U.S. State Department's top North Korea diplomat - Duration: 2:08.

The United States says it will continue its diplomatic efforts to denuclearize North Korea,...

despite news that its pointman on the regime is retiring.

This comes amid heightened hopes for U.S.-North Korea talks following South Korea's successful

hosting of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Park Soyun reports.

The announcement came just as signs were emerging that Pyongyang may be willing to talk to Washington.

The U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Joseph Yun says he will step

down from his post at the end of this week.

He said the decision was entirely his own,... but the timing comes at a surprising juncture,...

as South Korea recently relayed that North Korea is open to direct discussions with the

United States.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to dissuade him, but reluctantly accepted

Yun's resignation "with regret."

Yun, like Tillerson, is an advocate of engaging in dialogue with Pyongyang --- a tricky position

to take amid the Trump's administration's policy of applying maximum pressure over engagement.

Joseph Yun's diplomatic career spans more than three decades, serving as Ambassador

to Malaysia from 2013 to 2016 under then-President Barack Obama.

Yun played a key role in tackling North Korea's nuclear issues as the U.S. special representative

for North Korea, appointed by the Obama Administration in October 2016.

He also played an instrumental role in releasing Otto Warmbier, an American student detained

in North Korea for more than a year.

Yun's authority to negotiate with North Korea appeared to be undermined by a tug-of-war

between the White House and the State Department over the direction of North Korea policy under

the Trump administration.

However, Yun told the Washington Post that his retirement was not a decision based on

policy differences with President Trump or his inner circle.

He added that he's 'very hopeful' about the prospect of talks resolving the standoff over

North Korea's nuclear program.

Nevertheless,... his departure will leave the Trump administration without an envoy

for engaging North Korea or an ambassador in Seoul, a spot that has been vacant for

a year.

Park Soyun, Arirang News.