Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018

Published: Jan. 3, 2018, 10:35 a.m.

b'On New Year\\u2019s Day, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, surprisingly called for direct talks with South Korea. How could that dialogue shift the dynamics among the North, the South and the United States? And Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, is retiring. Is the way open for Mitt Romney\\u2019s return? Guests: David E. Sanger, a Times correspondent who has covered North Korea\\u2019s missile program for decades; Jonathan Martin, a national correspondent.\\n\\nFor more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.'