World Jan 24 State Department suspends nearly all U.S. foreign aid for 3 months The State Department suspended all foreign assistance around the world for at least three months. That affects tens of billions of dollars on programs that run from military assistance to Ukraine to supporting police in Mexico who interdict fentanyl coming…
Politics Jan 22 Pentagon will send troops to southern border to carry out Trump’s immigration crackdown For perspective on President Trump’s order sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the Mexican border, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Rear Admiral James McPherson. He served as undersecretary of the Army and as the Army's general counsel during the first Trump…
World Jan 17 Brett McGurk breaks down complex negotiations to reach Israel-Hamas ceasefire The negotiations that led to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement took months and months. At the center of the talks representing the United States was Brett McGurk, the White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa. He joined Amna…
World Jan 16 Outgoing Ambassador Nicholas Burns analyzes future of U.S.-China relations For four years, the Biden Administration has said there is only one country that has both the intention and capacity to reshape the international order in its favor. That country is China. Nick Schifrin spoke with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the…
World Jan 15 Mideast experts analyze the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal and its chances of holding To discuss the Israel and Hamas hostage and ceasefire deal that could end the 15-month war in Gaza, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States…
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…