World Dec 31 Trump signals Russia blocking path to peace as CIA rejects Putin's drone attack claim The CIA has assessed that Ukraine was not targeting a residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent drone attack, a claim that Putin told President Trump, and that Trump seemed to accept. Trump now suggests that he agrees…
World Dec 30 With strike inside Venezuela, U.S. increases pressure on Maduro regime It is rare that a U.S. president would announce covert action publicly. But that is what President Trump did Monday when he acknowledged a strike on a port facility in Venezuela. Media outlets reported it was the CIA that launched…
Politics Dec 30 Federal agents probe fraud allegations targeting Somali child care providers in Minnesota This week, the Trump administration dispatched federal officers to Minnesota amid concerns over fraud. The deployment comes after a right-wing influencer posted a video claiming, without proof, that daycare centers operated by Somali residents in Minneapolis had misappropriated more than…
World Dec 29 Trump warns Hamas must disarm for Gaza peace deal to reach next phase President Trump announced a first ground attack on Venezuela and endorsed Israel's position in Gaza. The president, who has declared himself the president of peace, said Hamas must disarm before any progress can be made in finalizing a peace deal…
World Dec 29 Mideast experts analyze chances of Gaza peace proposal advancing As work continues on finalizing a peace deal in Gaza, Nick Schifrin discussed the latest with two News Hour regulars, David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States Institute.
World Dec 26 Breaking down U.S. strikes on ISIS in Nigeria and the complicated conflict there President Trump said that he delayed U.S. military strikes in Nigeria until Christmas Day to deliver a message to groups he alleges are targeting Christians. The Nigerian government praised the attacks and said it provided the U.S. with the necessary…
World Dec 24 Zelenskyy proposes compromise for Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Ukraine’s president has floated a possible compromise to a key Russian demand that Kyiv give up territory in eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal could address one of the main sticking points that have bogged down U.S.-led negotiations, but Moscow has…
World Dec 18 What's in the U.S. weapons package for Taiwan and why China is angry The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.S. effort to…
World Dec 17 Trump escalates Maduro confrontation with blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers President Trump continued his rhetorical campaign against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, as a large American Naval force sits in the waters off the coast. The U.S. will actively blockade and seize vessels it had already sanctioned, a move some critics…
World Dec 16 What's in the massive defense bill giving the military more funding than requested Defense Secretary Hegseth rejected calls to release the full video of a boat strike the military carried out in September. That attack was the first of 25 acknowledged strikes that the administration says were operated by so-called "narcoterrorists." At the…