Pompeo and Kang Kyung-wha. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha last night, a State Department official tells Axios.
Why it matters: This comes after the North Koreans threatened to upend the Trump-Kim summit, scheduled for June 12th, over joint U.S.-South Korea military drills. The administration has said they'll continue to prepare for the summit.