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Good morning. I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily 202 for Tuesday, July 31st.

In today's news, Donald Trump offers to meet with the president of Iran. The former head of

HR at FEMA is being investigated for sexual harassment, and Trump may use executive power

to push another tax cut for the wealthiest Americans.

But first, the big idea. Six weeks after President Trump declared that North Korea

no longer poses a nuclear threat, U.S. intelligence agencies are watching in real time

as the regime proceeds with new missile development at a research

facility just outside Pyongyang.

That's where the North Koreans also produced the first high-powered intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the mainland

United States. Newly obtained evidence, including satellite photos taken in recent weeks,

indicates that work is underway on at least one and possibly

two liquid-fueled ICBMs. The new intelligence does not suggest an expansion of

North Korea's capabilities but shows that work on advanced

weapons is continuing. This comes in addition to the recent revelations about a separate

suspected uranium enrichment facility called King-Sawn that North Korea continues to operate in secret.

My colleagues on the national security beat reported overnight that US agencies have gathered

intelligence in which senior North

Korean officials have been discussing their intention to deceive Washington about

the number of nuclear warheads and missiles that they have,

as well as the types and numbers of facilities.

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