South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's controversial memoir " — in which the MAGA darling details shooting the family dog in a gravel pit — was released to the public Tuesday and immediately subjected to their reviews. Readers had mixed feelings about Noem's book, in which she notoriously describes killing her and a "nasty and mean" billy goat, as well as the claim she North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jung Un. “I remember when I met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un," according to the . "I’m sure he underestimated...

In what has devolved into the TV equivalent of tweeting through it, Kristi Noem appeared for yet another cable news interview on Tuesday morning. The beleaguered South Dakota governor seems to be on a mission to salvage her exceedingly slim hopes of becoming Donald Trump’s running mate. It did not go well for her. Having already enjoyed friendly sitdowns with other Fox News and Newsmax stars, the MAGA governor joined Trump-friendly Fox Business Network anchor Stuart Varney on Tuesday morning to do some more damage control over the revelations in...

Kristi Noem owes South Dakotans an explanation for the embarrassment she’s caused herself and the state. The Republican governor has not yet told us how or why she included a false story in her forthcoming book about meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Margaret Brennan of “Face the Nation” pressed Noem for an answer Sunday on CBS. Noem replied, “This anecdote shouldn’t have been in the book, and as soon as it was brought to my attention, I made sure that that was adjusted.” So Noem would have us...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem refused to say whether she actually met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a tense interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday. After Watters grilled Noem about the backlash she received for dragging her 14-month-old dog to a gravel pit and shooting it in the head, he added, “They’re also attacking you– I guess you said you met Kim Jong-un? Did you meet him?” “I’ve been to the [demilitarized zone]. I’ve been to North Korea,” replied Noem. “I don’t talk about my conversations...

UAW members weigh in on historic Big Three strike; Kim Jong Un's trip to Russia The United Autoworkers Union has called a historic strike against each Big Three auto manufacturer. We speak with Ford autoworkers and UAW members Tiffanie Simmons and Ryder Littlejohn. And, the death toll from the recent deadly flooding in Libya has continued to climb. Al Jazeera's Malik Traina speaks to us from Tripoli while he waits to gain access to the affected areas. Then, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on the fourth day of...

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit aviation factories and inspect Russia’s Pacific fleet on Thursday, continuing his focus on military issues on his third day in the Russian Far East. After a day of warm words and toasts on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had accepted Kim’s invitation to make a reciprocal visit to North Korea “in the future,” the North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday. In the meantime, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would visit Pyongyang for more talks next month, the Kremlin...

The leaders of Russia and North Korea held a rare summit on Wednesday after North Korea’s Kim Jong Un traveled to a city in Russia’s Far East in his armored train. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Kim in person for the first time since 2019, and the two discussed topics including Russia’s war in Ukraine, space technology, and the potential for military cooperation between the two countries. The meeting took place at Vostochny Cosmodrome, which is the most important launch center in Russia, according to the Associated Press. “Russia...

“This is about countering the so-called rules-based international order, which has undermined its own rules by sanctioning many countries, like Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and lots of others,” says Sergei Markov, a former Kremlin adviser. “Some of those rules might be reasonable, but then they [the West] go and violate their own rules when it suits them. Russia is a country that’s too big to be sanctioned, and it can bring together those countries in a common cause.” Russia, analysts say, is rebuilding a semblance of the old “Soviet bloc,”...