WASHINGTON — The Latest on the United States and North Korea (all times local):2:10 p.m.A White House team is heading to Singapore this weekend to work on logistics for President Donald Trump’s planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (kim jawng oon). Pompeo said Kim “asked for the meeting, the president agreed to meet with him. I’m very hopeful that meeting will take place.”He was testifying Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in prepared testimony on Wednesday that a “bad deal” is not an option. He says preparations continue for a planned June 12 summit in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Source: National Post May 23, 2018 15:13 UTC