The Hear-Nothing Gun Crowd  —  Sometimes in American politics it seems as if we are all talking past each other, that whatever one side says about an issue like, say, taxes zooms right past the other side.  The current fight over gun control is not one of those moments.

Tremor detected near North Korea nuclear site  —  A 5.1 magnitude earthquake has been detected in North Korea, close to a site previously used for nuclear tests.  —  Chinese and South Korea officials said there were indications the tremor was man-made, meaning the North may have carried out a new nuclear test.

North Korea Says It Has Detonated Its First Hydrogen Bomb  —  WASHINGTON — North Korea declared on Tuesday that it had detonated its first hydrogen bomb.  —  The assertion, if true, would dramatically escalate the nuclear challenge from one of the world's most isolated and dangerous states.

North Korea nuclear test: regime says it has successfully detonated hydrogen bomb - live  —  North Korea says leader Kim Jong-un signed the order for the hydrogen bomb test on 3 January.  —  The test “worked perfectly”, according to the official announcement.

Trump: I'll close deal, win Republican nomination  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump on Tuesday predicted he will win the Republican presidential nomination, unify the party and expand the GOP map in the general election by winning states such as Pennsylvania.  —  In an exclusive interview with The Hill …