• Trump and Putin agree to pause strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine war

    Trump and Putin agree to pause strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine war

    Mar 18, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... and that the -- Russian and U.S. should have a great relationship. Nick Schifrin: One senior official today told me, Amna, that Putin is already winning because he has -- quote -- "dismantled Russian isolation." Amna Nawaz: Nick Schifrin with the very latest for us. Nick, thank you.Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • What is Voice of America and why Trump is dismantling the broadcaster

    What is Voice of America and why Trump is dismantling the broadcaster

    Mar 17, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... accurate information about what was going on, so they came to VOA to get it. That's the kind of thing that we can do. Nick Schifrin: I want to point out, we heard from Lisa Curtis, the chair of the board of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Voice of ...

  • Afghans who helped Americans fear Taliban retribution after U.S. suspends refugee program

    Afghans who helped Americans fear Taliban retribution after U.S. suspends refugee program

    Mar 12, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... my two kids, struggling with a baby here alone without any support is just awful situation. I would regret working with the -- for the United States government for all of my life. Nick Schifrin: An ally abandoned, an American promise broken.For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • After restarting aid to Ukraine, U.S. will present ceasefire proposal to Russia

    After restarting aid to Ukraine, U.S. will present ceasefire proposal to Russia

    Mar 11, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: Later this week, senior adviser Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to present the joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal. Marco Rubio: The best goodwill gesture the Russians can provide is to say yes, to say yes to the offer that the ...

  • U.S. faces deadline to pay billions for aid work already done

    U.S. faces deadline to pay billions for aid work already done

    Mar 10, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... Rubio reviewed 342 contracts a day. A lawyer familiar with the litigation told us -- quote -- "That is totally implausible and, honestly, insulting." Amna Nawaz: Well, Nick, 83 percent of USAID's programs being cut. Just what's the impact of those kinds of cuts? Nick Schifrin: Let's split the ...

  • Save the Children official says Trump's 'disorderly' aid cuts are devastating its work

    Save the Children official says Trump's 'disorderly' aid cuts are devastating its work

    Mar 10, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... received still those exemptions for, but we have not been paid in order to do them. So we're pre-financing the U.S. government. Nick Schifrin: A lot of your colleagues in similar locations or similar positions have not been willing to give us interviews. Why are you willing ...

  • European leaders coalesce around new defense plan as U.S. blames Ukraine for pause in aid

    European leaders coalesce around new defense plan as U.S. blames Ukraine for pause in aid

    Mar 06, 2025 11:50 PM EDT

    ... United States of America is actually destroying it completely. Nick Schifrin: Senior Trump officials say that is not the president's intention, but they say he does intend to unsettle and disrupt. And Ukraine feels that its survival is at stake. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • U.S. suspends intelligence sharing with Ukraine, officials say

    U.S. suspends intelligence sharing with Ukraine, officials say

    Mar 05, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    ... ready if this isn't the case. Nick Schifrin: That is a pretty fundamental but from America's oldest ally. Geoff Bennett: Yes, indeed.Separately, Nick, what did the U.S. announce today on how it's aiming to negotiate Middle East peace? Nick Schifrin: For the first time in ...

  • Ukraine scrambles to salvage fractured alliance with U.S. as military aid is suspended

    Ukraine scrambles to salvage fractured alliance with U.S. as military aid is suspended

    Mar 04, 2025 11:50 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: Echoing that soldier, a senior Ukrainian official told me that, after the White House confirmed the pause of U.S. military assistance last night, Ukraine felt betrayed. This official said -- quote -- "In the war between Ukraine and Russia, the first surrender was the United States." But he and ...

  • European allies forge ahead on Ukraine after Trump's public dispute with Zelenskyy

    European allies forge ahead on Ukraine after Trump's public dispute with Zelenskyy

    Mar 03, 2025 11:55 PM EDT

    ... we said, is super important. So whether he's willing to do that, whether, frankly, President Trump is willing to keep the same number of U.S. troops in Europe, well, all of that tonight, Geoff, lies in the balance. Geoff Bennett: Nick Schifrin, thank you. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.