• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty to U.S. charges in deal to gain freedom

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleads guilty to U.S. charges in deal to gain freedom

    Jun 25, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... means that they can then turn around and use that on The New York Times and Washington Post, whether or not there are cosmetic differences between the two. Nick Schifrin: Jamil Jaffer, Trevor Timm, thank you very much to you both.Trevor Timm: Thanks a lot. Jamil Jaffer: Thanks, Nick.

  • Netanyahu says Israel may shift focus to Hezbollah in Lebanon after Gaza war ends

    Netanyahu says Israel may shift focus to Hezbollah in Lebanon after Gaza war ends

    Jun 24, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... today. A panel accused him of undermining Israeli national security in a case involving submarines. That is a charge that he denied yet again today. Geoff Bennett: Nick Schifrin, got to say, thank you for walking us through all of this. We deeply appreciate it. Nick Schifrin: Thanks very much.

  • Netanyahu faces doubts from Israeli military leaders over war in Gaza

    Netanyahu faces doubts from Israeli military leaders over war in Gaza

    Jun 20, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... I learned when I worked in the State Department is you can't want it more than the parties. They also have to have incentive. Nick Schifrin: And, finally, in the time we have left, Laura Blumenfeld, U.S. officials are very worried about an unintended conflict between Israel and ...

  • More than a million threatened in Sudan city under siege by paramilitary forces

    More than a million threatened in Sudan city under siege by paramilitary forces

    Jun 18, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... is particularly worrying. And the lack of health services there is even more worrying, especially when we may be faced by a crisis very soon. Nick Schifrin: And, finally, Dr. Elamin, how much has this war been defined by gender-based violence? Dr. Yasir Elamin: You know, Sudan has known ...

  • June 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    June 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

    Jun 18, 2024 12:11 AM EDT

    Monday on the News Hour, more from our exclusive interview with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan as he talks with Nick Schifrin about wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The U.S. surgeon general calls for warning labels on social media amid a teen mental health crisis in America. Plus, a ...

  • Sullivan: Hamas cease-fire response has both 'understandable' and 'out of step' proposals

    Sullivan: Hamas cease-fire response has both 'understandable' and 'out of step' proposals

    Jun 17, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    Jake Sullivan: There will come a moment when the shift from major military operations to some other reality is going to have to take place, and that may be sooner, rather than later. Nick Schifrin: Finally, bringing us back to Ukraine and the summit, the peace that the world and ...

  • June 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    June 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

    Jun 16, 2024 10:07 PM EDT

    Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Nick Schifrin talks with national security adviser Jake Sullivan about the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Then, a look at the conservative legal challenge to an Illinois city’s groundbreaking reparations program. Plus, graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier discusses her books that try to reassure anxious ...

  • National security adviser Sullivan: Ukraine’s territorial integrity ‘has to be respected’

    National security adviser Sullivan: Ukraine’s territorial integrity ‘has to be respected’

    Jun 16, 2024 09:50 PM EDT

    ... hard to encourage the Israelis to take every measure possible, including humanitarian pauses to help make the life as easy as possible for humanitarian organs. Nick Schifrin: But I assume you are still calling for the idea for the Israelis to take as many steps as they can to alleviate ...

  • Former CENTCOM head's new book reflects on leading most active command in U.S. military

    Former CENTCOM head's new book reflects on leading most active command in U.S. military

    Jun 14, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... is an example of that. And so I think we should expect this threat to rise. So I just have a different view. I understand that others may take a different view, and I appreciate that. Nick Schifrin: Frank McKenzie, thank you very much. Gen. Frank McKenzie (Ret.): Thanks, Nick.

  • Biden, Zelenskyy sign security pact as G7 backs using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

    Biden, Zelenskyy sign security pact as G7 backs using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

    Jun 13, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... sort of separated. In other words, the interest payment assets just need to be separated and tied to whatever loan agreement is finalized with Kyiv. Nick Schifrin: And, finally, another major economic move by the U.S. this week has been additional sanctions, including secondary sanctions on any country or ...