The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 26, 2018 U.S. Imposes New N. Korea Sanctions ----------------------------------- The Trump administration announced harsh new sanctions against North Korea on Friday, just before the Olympic Games ended in South Korea. During the games, North Korean officials met with their south Korean counterparts and reportedly expressed a willingness to hold talks with the United States. .