CHUCK SCHUMER/DEMS/NORTH KOREA/SANCTIONS/SENATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Top Senate Democrats on Monday [6-4-18] told President Donald Trump not to make a deal that leaves North Korea with nuclear weapons, and threatened to maintain or toughen sanctions on Pyongyang if that condition is not met. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and ranking Democrats from national security committees released a letter to Trump laying out demands for any pact, which they said must be permanent. Trump plans a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12, the latest twist in the high-stakes diplomacy over U.S. attempts to eliminate Pyongyang’s nuclear arms program. Easing sanctions under a deal would likely need approval from Congress which has passed sanctions on North Korea. Since most legislation needs 60 votes to pass the 100-member Senate and Trump’s fellow Republicans hold only 51 seats, that would require Democratic support.”
-Reuters, “Senate Democrats Vow to Buck Trump on North Korea Without Tough Deal,” The New York Times online, June 4, 2018