Politics Sep 17 Russian government continues to silence rivals as parliamentary elections begin Russians on Friday began three days of voting to determine their next parliament, with the outcome largely expected to be preordained. But there was an unexpected development Friday, when Google and Apple blocked Russians from downloading the main opposition party’s…
Nation Sep 03 Dover Air Force Base chaplain reflects on the ‘forever’ sacrifice of America’s longest war Last Sunday, President Joe Biden witnessed the repatriation of American service members killed in Afghanistan. As it has for the last 20 years, Delaware's Dover Air Force Base hosted dignified transfers. The solemn, quiet rituals are led by Dover’s chaplains…
World Aug 06 VA will now recognize some veteran’s illnesses associated with exposure to burn pits Over the past three decades, veterans who served in Southwest Asia that later suffered from chronic asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis, among other conditions, have had to prove that their illnesses were caused by their military service in order to receive…
Nation Jul 28 Gen. Brown on extremism in the Air Force and threats from China, Afghanistan The Air Force’s top officer is Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the first and so far only Black service chief in U.S. military history. Nick Schifrin sits down with General Brown to look at his history and his priorities for…
World Jul 27 U.S. ‘really messed it up’ in Afghanistan, says Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan In just over one month, the United States will have completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. But for those two decades, Afghanistan's eastern neighbor, Pakistan, stood accused by American and Afghan forces of supporting the Taliban.
World Jul 23 Hong Kong police arrest authors of a children’s book in latest free speech crackdown Hong Kong authorities arrested the authors of a children’s book this week and accused them of sedition. The book, “Defenders of Sheep Village,” explores the politics of a protest movement, facing off against an increasingly assertive China using animals. Nick…
World Jul 20 Belarusian opposition leader on Lukashenko’s dictatorship, underground protests, U.S. aid It's been nearly a year since the man known as Europe's last dictator, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, was declared victor in an election widely-denounced as a fraud. The woman leading his opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, is in Washington this week meeting…
World Jul 16 Analyzing the U.S. business advisory for Hong Kong and how it could affect global finances The United States government Friday warned Americans about the risks of doing business, studying, or investing in Hong Kong. The U.S. also sanctioned Hong Kong officials, accusing them of eroding the city’s freedoms as China continues to force its will…
World Jul 12 Exploring the conspiracies, chaos in the assassination investigation in Haiti It's been less than a week since the shocking assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse. A possible conspiracy involving a Haitian-born doctor from Florida has further roiled a fraught situation as political rivals jockey for power. Judy Woodruff speaks to…
Nation Jul 07 100% of military sexual assault survivors feel ‘trapped,’ have suicidal ideations Approximately 20,000 U.S. military members are sexually assaulted annually. But only 7,816 reported those cases, and only in 350 cases were perpetrators charged with a crime. President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin created an independent commission to examine…