World Jan 15 Father of Israeli-American hostage reacts to deal, ‘the brink of ending this madness’ We're looking at the Israel-Hamas ceasefire through the lens of the families whose loved ones have been held hostage by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. Jonathan Dekel-Chen is the father of Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen. He was kidnapped from the kibbutz…
World Jan 10 Jake Sullivan on Biden’s foreign policy legacy and the state of U.S. allies and enemies On Monday, President Biden will give a farewell speech at the State Department focused on his foreign policy legacy. Ahead of that address, Nick Schifrin sat down with one of the key architects of Biden's foreign policy, National Security Advisor…
World Jan 08 Biden administration announces its final aid package to Ukraine before Trump takes office With less than two weeks left in office, the Biden administration is announcing its final shipment of weapons for Ukraine. The White House believes nearly all of this $500 million worth of weapons will arrive before the inauguration of Donald…
World Jan 07 U.S. accuses Sudan’s rebel forces of committing genocide The Biden administration says the Rapid Support Forces rebel group in Sudan is committing genocide and announced new sanctions for the group’s leader and affiliated companies. It’s the latest escalation for Sudan which is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in…
Nation Jan 06 Truck explosion refocuses attention on mental health care for service members and veterans There are new details about the man believed responsible for exploding a Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Police and military officials believe Matt Livelsberger suffered post-traumatic stress disorder. Some of the final words he…
Nation Jan 03 Why Biden cited national security concerns as he blocked a Japanese bid to buy U.S. Steel President Biden said he would block the sale of one of America’s most iconic companies to a Japanese firm. In December 2023, Nippon Steel announced it would buy U.S. Steel for more than $14 billion. Nick Schifrin discussed the president's…
Nation Jan 01 New Year’s celebrations turn to horror as death toll rises in New Orleans attack A deadly attack in New Orleans early New Year’s Day killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured after a man driving a truck barreled through the city's French Quarter. Authorities say they found an ISIS flag and weapons…
World Dec 31 U.N. accuses Israel of pushing Gaza health system to ‘brink of total collapse’ The U.N. Human Rights Office says Israel’s operations in Gaza have pushed the health care system “to the brink of total collapse” and may be a violation of international law. Israel accuses Hamas of integrating into hospitals and using staff…
World Dec 26 Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed Azerbaijani plane, U.S. official says There are early indications a Russian air defense system may have hit the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, a U.S. official says. Some of the speculation focuses on damage to the plane's tail section that could have been…
World Dec 24 Discovery of mass graves in Syria sheds new light on brutality of fallen Assad regime With the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the scale of his regime's mass killings and executions are coming to light more and more each day. The United Nations said this week the new Syrian government was receptive…