• Retired military leaders weigh in on Trump ordering Pentagon to cut DEI programs

    Retired military leaders weigh in on Trump ordering Pentagon to cut DEI programs

    Jan 28, 2025 11:35 PM EDT

    ... able to do is get the Michael Jordans of the world, who -- because that's what we need in order to keep China from rising. Nick Schifrin: Chris Walker, Diane Ryan, thanks very much to both of you. Col. Diane Ryan (Ret.): Thank you, Nick.Brig. Gen. Chris Walker (Ret ...

  • Public spat with Colombia could be sign of Trump's Latin America strategy

    Public spat with Colombia could be sign of Trump's Latin America strategy

    Jan 27, 2025 11:50 PM EDT

    ... could be counterproductive. Nick Schifrin: And we will see how this goes, Geoff, beginning this weekend, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes the first Cabinet trip internationally, and that will be to Panama. Geoff Bennett: All right Nick Schifrin, our thanks to you, as always. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • State Department suspends nearly all U.S. foreign aid for 3 months

    State Department suspends nearly all U.S. foreign aid for 3 months

    Jan 24, 2025 11:50 PM EDT

    ... programs that extend from military assistance to Ukraine to supporting police in Mexico who are supposed to stop fentanyl from coming into the U.S. Nick Schifrin is following this all and joins us now. So, Nick, what does this direction actually do? Nick Schifrin: Geoff, the direction is contained ...

  • Trump says he's willing to use economic pressure on Russia to end Ukraine war

    Trump says he's willing to use economic pressure on Russia to end Ukraine war

    Jan 23, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    ... first presidency. We are waiting for signals which have not come yet." So, Russia saying something, but clearly not playing their hand as to whether they're really ready for peace yet. Amna Nawaz: Waiting for signals. We will see. Nick Schifrin, thank you very much. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • Pentagon will send troops to southern border to carry out Trump's immigration crackdown

    Pentagon will send troops to southern border to carry out Trump's immigration crackdown

    Jan 22, 2025 11:50 PM EDT

    ... at the southern border. We have a law enforcement crisis perhaps. But that's not an invasion. Amna Nawaz: One of the things my colleague Nick Schifrin reported today was, this deployment increases the number of troops at the border by 60 percent to some 4,000. One senior official ...

  • Gazans return to homes in ruins and begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds

    Gazans return to homes in ruins and begin clearing rubble as tenuous ceasefire holds

    Jan 22, 2025 11:25 PM EDT

    ... return to rebuild our homes and live a human life after the suffering we have seen and the pain we have lived. Nick Schifrin: And after the suffering and pain, there is a desperate hope that the fire will not return.For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • Former NATO chief Stoltenberg on how the world is responding to Trump's return

    Former NATO chief Stoltenberg on how the world is responding to Trump's return

    Jan 20, 2025 11:35 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: Brussels does plan economic countermeasures if the Trump administration chooses tariffs. Would that trade war imperil transatlantic cooperation? Jens Stoltenberg: It will weaken the transatlantic bond, because the transatlantic bond is about security, defense. And European allies are stepping up, investing more. But the transatlantic bond is also ...

  • Gazans desperate for aid but hopeful ceasefire means the worst is behind them

    Gazans desperate for aid but hopeful ceasefire means the worst is behind them

    Jan 17, 2025 11:55 PM EDT

    So we have to work in very insecure conditions. I don't expect that it will see miracles on day one in Gaza. But, as a collective effort, everybody is working to prepare to make sure we try as best as possible. Nick Schifrin: Today, can you describe the scale ...

  • Israeli vote on ceasefire delayed as Gazans hope deal will bring lasting peace

    Israeli vote on ceasefire delayed as Gazans hope deal will bring lasting peace

    Jan 16, 2025 11:55 PM EDT

    ... anxiousness about might this be their last day on Earth to the fact that some of these people by next week might have their loved ones sleeping in the bedroom next to them. Nick Schifrin: Until then, they pray for peace. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • Outgoing Ambassador Nicholas Burns analyzes future of U.S.-China relations

    Outgoing Ambassador Nicholas Burns analyzes future of U.S.-China relations

    Jan 16, 2025 11:25 PM EDT

    ... China has no allies. We have the NATO allies and the East Asian allies. So that's the difference-maker, and we should respect the sovereignty of our allied countries. Nick Schifrin: Nick Burns, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to China, thank you very much. Nicholas Burns: Thank you, Nick.