Author: Deirdre Shesgreen and David Jackson, USA TODAY

The view that John Bolton is driving Trump into militaryconfrontation with America’s principal foe in the Middle Eastis spreading across the globe.

President Trump has suffered a series of stunning foreign policy setbacks this week.

“We’d prefer a peaceful transition” from the socialist rule of Nicolas Maduro, the secretary of state says.

The visit by Kim Yong Chol, a high-level North Korean official, could signalprogress in arranging a second summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un.