About Nick @nickschifrin
Nick Schifrin is a special correspondent at PBS NewsHour who has reported from more than 25 countries since moving overseas in 2007. For more than four years he covered breaking stories in South and Southwest Asia, from Benazir Bhutto's assassination in December, 2007, through a surge of violence in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the spring of 2012.
Nick’s Recent Stories
Nation Aug 13
What’s in the defense authorization act?President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign the bill around 2:30 p.. ET in Fort Drum, New York. Watch live here.
World Aug 06
John Bolton: North Korea has not ‘taken effective steps’ to denuclearizeNational Security Adviser John Bolton on Monday criticized North Korea’s denuclearization efforts, saying leader Kim Jong Un was not living up to the commitment he made to President Donald Trump at their June meeting in Singapore. Bolton talks with Nick…
World Aug 02
Putin’s RussiaCorrespondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin take us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with an in-depth look at the resurgent national identity, the government's propaganda machine, the risk of being a Kremlin critic and much more.
World Jul 30
Nicaraguan protesters under siege for demanding democratic reformPolitical protests have raged across Nicaragua for more than three months against the government of Daniel Ortega, accused of being a dictator. More than 300 people have since died in street battles, and the Catholic Church has taken the protestors'…
World Jul 26
Pakistan populist Imran Khan claims election victory amid fraud allegationsImran Khan is one of Pakistan's most famous men and the likely next prime minister. He says his victory is the end of the dynastic cronyism that's dominated Pakistani politics and its two main parties. But his opponents instead see…
Politics Jul 25
‘Fear not,’ Pompeo reassures as senators raise foreign policy concernsTwo months, two summits, two mysteries: What did President Trump promise in his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un? Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faced the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to defend the…
World Jul 20
Iraq and Afghan war vets exposed to toxic air struggle for breath — and a diagnosisAmong the more than 2.5 million men and women who have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, there are many veterans -- exposed to sandstorms, burn pits and other hazards -- who suffer from a mysterious pulmonary illness,…
World Jul 02
Elected by a landslide, can Mexico’s López Obrador deliver on dramatic promises?Mexican president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador beat his two main rivals by double digits in Sunday's election, cementing a strong mandate in a country that has spoken up for change. Nick Schifrin reports from Mexico City about why the public…
World Jun 29
Tapping national rage, Mexican election frontrunner promises to overturn the systemMexicans go to the polls Sunday for the largest election in the country’s history. But despite Mexico's tense relationship with President Trump, the campaign there has focused almost entirely on domestic issues and anger at Mexican politicians. Nick Schifrin reports.
World Jun 25
Running for their lives was the only option for these migrantsFor many of the immigrant families now separated in the U.S. by Trump administration policy, their stories began with terror and persecution in their home countries. In Mexico City, Nick Schifrin meets two Central American families making the arduous journey…
