World Jun 29 Tapping national rage, Mexican election frontrunner promises to overturn the system Mexicans 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 migrants For 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…
World Jun 22 Saudi women are finally in the driver’s seat, but not of their own lives Saudi Arabia has banned women from driving since the 1950s, and is the only country in the world to do so. But this Sunday that prohibition ends. Nick Schifrin looks at the state of women's rights in the kingdom, and…
World Jun 11 Why previous North Korea negotiations have failed The road to Tuesday's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore has been long and dangerous, littered with fraught diplomacy, broken agreements and threats of war. Nick Schifrin looks back at how we got…
World May 25 Vote over abortion ban underscores how Ireland is changing In historically religious Ireland, the voting booths are in churches. But this is not the same country once dominated by Catholicism. A new constitutional amendment up for vote on Friday would allow Parliament to legalize unrestricted abortion during the first…
World May 22 The risks of the North Korea summit for U.S.-South Korea relations President Trump voiced doubts about whether a planned summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would proceed as planned, as he met with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in at the White House. Nick Schifrin talks with Balbina Hwang of…
Politics May 16 Where Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation stands, one year later As Robert Mueller’s special counsel probe marks its first year, the Senate Judiciary Committee released thousands of pages of documents providing the most comprehensive look at an undisclosed meeting in Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer. Nick Schiffren talks with…
World Jan 16 Is the U.S. prepared to defend against a North Korean missile? Fear around the North’s missile and nuclear programs have spiked with false alarms in Hawaii over the weekend and Japan on Tuesday. At a Vancouver summit, U.S. officials hope to unite the West to target North Korea economically. Meanwhile, the…
World Dec 30 Why young Russians enjoy racing with faulty, Cold War-era cars On the streets of Moscow, young Russians are participating in a highly symbolic race: they’re scooping up Ladas, an old-school emblem of the Cold War era, and racing them against fancier sports cars. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Nick Schifrin talks…
World Dec 13 How Putin’s emotional reactions drive Russian strategy What motivates President Vladimir Putin, the man accused of ordering Russian interference in the 2016 American election? Special correspondent Nick Schifrin talks with Julia Ioffe, who has written a new cover story for The Atlantic about what he really wants.