Politics Feb 03 House committee leaders discuss surveillance balloon, U.S.-China tensions Beyond headlines about a Chinese surveillance balloon and the Secretary of State's canceled trip to Beijing lies the broader relationship between the world's largest economies. Nick Schifrin spoke with two leaders of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition…
World Feb 02 Ukraine’s top prosecutor builds war crimes case against Russia as invasion grinds on Ukraine’s government launched its most aggressive anti-corruption efforts since Russia’s invasion. A well-known billionaire and six former defense ministry officials are among dozens of officials targeted. That internal battle comes as the frontline with Russia heats up. Nick Schifrin spoke…
World Feb 01 ‘We can’t be fatigued about people dying’: U.S. calls for more aid to Somalia For the first time in nearly eight years, a cabinet member has visited Somalia. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s trip to Mogadishu comes as the region faces one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, caused primarily by…
World Jan 30 Blinken urges Israelis and Palestinians to restore calm amid a spike in violence After days of bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians, and reported Israeli airstrikes in Iran, Secretary of State Tony Blinken became the latest high-ranking American official to travel to Israel. As Nick Schifrin reports, Blinken is trying to keep a lid…
World Jan 26 Tensions rise after Israeli forces kill several Palestinians during West Bank raid Thursday was the deadliest day in the occupied West Bank in two decades. Israeli forces raided Jenin and killed 9 people. In response, the Palestinian Authority cut security coordination with Israel. There were also reports of rocket fire into Israel…
World Jan 25 U.S. and Germany sending tanks to Ukraine for fight against Russian invasion The U.S. officially announced it will send American tanks to Ukraine as part of a coordinated effort with Germany, which will also send its tanks. It’s a shift in U.S. policy and one of the most significant weapons upgrades that…
Politics Jan 24 Former FBI agent charged with violating sanctions against Russia, aiding oligarch A former senior FBI official will appear in a federal court, but not as an investigator or a government witness. Charlie McGonigal is charged with hiding $225,000 he received from a former Albanian intelligence officer while he was still with…
Nation Jan 23 Mexico’s former anti-narcotics chief on trial in U.S., accused of protecting cartels In New York, arguments began in the case of the highest-ranking Mexican official to ever stand trial in the U.S. Prosecutors say the very man responsible for working with the U.S. to enforce the war on drugs, Genaro García Luna,…
World Jan 20 U.S. and European nations sending more arms to Ukraine, but not tanks Ukraine is still battling through a winter of war and still appealing for tanks to help turn the tide against the Russians. The U.S. and dozens of other countries wrestled with that question for more than five hours at a…
World Jan 19 New Zealand PM stepping down after becoming global symbol of female leadership Lawmakers in New Zealand are negotiating over the country’s next prime minister after Jacinda Ardern made a surprise announcement she would step down before the end of her second term. She has been New Zealand’s youngest prime minister in 150…