World Feb 22 How a small but powerful band of women led the fight against ISIS In the years-long battle to retake northeastern Syria from ISIS, a small but powerful band of fighters led the way. The women of the YPJ, a Syrian-Kurdish force, fought alongside their male counterparts and face-to-face against ISIS. Author and journalist…
Politics Feb 18 State Department scrambles to distribute scarce COVID-19 doses to diplomats The State Department has so far received less than a quarter of the 315,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses it requested for employees in the United States and worldwide.
World Feb 16 In foreign policy shift, Biden lifts terrorist designation for Houthis in Yemen The Biden administration on Tuesday officially lifted the designation of the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen as a global terrorist organization. That announcement comes within a larger review of the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia. Nick Schifrin reports on the prospects…
World Feb 12 How a fight over anti-censorship funding became a symbol of Trump administration turmoil The Open Technology Fund is a small, government-funded organization that fights for internet freedom around the globe -- the kind of freedom restricted by governments in China and Iran and cut off last week by Myanmar's military. On Friday, OTF…
World Feb 11 10 years after the Arab Spring, democracy remains elusive in Egypt Ten years ago on Thursday, longtime Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was deposed. The Egyptian revolution was the high point of what became known as the Arab Spring, a movement that spread across the Middle East bringing with it the possibility…
Politics Jan 11 Rep. Takano 'profoundly disappointed' with Asian and Pacific representation in Biden Cabinet “As much as I view myself as a friendly ally of this president, I think he's erred in [that] he has chosen to exclude Asian Americans from his 15 Cabinet secretaries,” Rep. Mark Takano said.
World Dec 31 U.S. begins withdrawing troops from Somalia, but regional hurdles remain The U.S. military began drawing down this week in Somalia as part of President Trump’s vow to reduce overseas deployments. Some 700 U.S. troops have been training Somali forces to defend their country against the extremist group al-Shabab. But they…
World Dec 23 How the Blackwater pardons could have a lasting impact: 'The Americans got away with it' Analysts, experts and attorneys who have filed suit in the past against the Blackwater contractors said they feared these pardons would do lasting damage to the perception of U.S. integrity in the Middle East.
Nation Dec 22 How Don't Ask, Don't Tell has affected LGBTQ service members, 10 years after repeal Many gay and lesbian service members described living and serving in limbo, knowing there was no longer a ban on them per se, but that their careers would still be at risk if they were found out. That began to…
World Dec 11 How radio frequency waves ended a CIA officer's career The mysterious ailments that afflicted U.S. employees in Cuba and China in 2016 and 2017 were likely due to “pulsed radio frequency energy,” a new report found. Intelligence officials say Russia is the most likely culprit. Nick Schifrin spoke with…