Trump's North Korea Peace Talks Share Spotlight with Fight over Nat'l Emergency, Russia Probe

President Donald Trump arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday for the two-day follow-up summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. He's still pressing for the regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons but says he's made great progress since the first summit last year.

"There has been no nuclear testing, no missiles, no rockets. We got our hostages back," Trump told reporters ahead of the summit. 

Even so, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the demand for complete denuclearization remains. 

"There has been no change in US policy since the time I've been secretary of state," Pompeo told "Fox News Sunday." 

"Our objectives are clear. Our mission is clear," he continued. 

But the president says he's not rushing the regime. 

"I'm not in a rush. I don't want to rush anybody," said Trump. "I just don't want testing. As long as there's no testing, we're happy," he continued in his speech at the Governor's Ball at the White House Sunday. 

Democrats contend Mr. Trump needs to walk away with a verifiable inspection program. 

"Nothing is clear and as a result, we could run the risk Kim is given concessions which are not accompanied by real concessions," said Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA).  

Meanwhile, in the background of the international talks, Congress has a few questions for the president's former attorney, Michael Cohen. 

"Why the false statements before our committee when he first appeared? Did they go beyond what he told us about Moscow Trump Tower?" wondered Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).  

Cohen pleaded guilty in November to lying to Congress about a proposed Trump real estate project in Moscow.

The president's former "fixer" will appear before three congressional committees this week, including a public hearing in front of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday.  

The House will also be busy with a resolution to block the president's national emergency declaration over his border wall.  The resolution is likely to pass and head to the Senate. 

However, some GOP lawmakers are undecided about how they'll vote. 

 "I don't know yet. I don't like the process. I don't think the emergency declaration law was written to deal with the things the president asked the Congress to do," said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO).  

The president took to Twitter to encourage his fellow Republicans to stand firm. 

I hope our great Republican Senators don’t get led down the path of weak and ineffective Border Security. Without strong Borders, we don’t have a Country - and the voters are on board with us. Be strong and smart, don’t fall into the Democrats “trap” of Open Borders and Crime!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2019

"I hope our great Republican Senators don't get led down the path of weak and ineffective Border Security," he wrote. "Without strong Borders, we don't have a Country - and the voters are on board with us. Be strong and smart, don't fall into the Democrats "trap" of Open Borders and Crime!"

Regardless, he vows to veto that resolution. 

One thing isn't likely this week — the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation. However, House Democrats say one way or another, the public will know what's in it -- even if they have to subpoena the report and call Mueller to testify.