• Gabbard pushes report on Obama and Russia probe as Trump faces pressure over Epstein

    Gabbard pushes report on Obama and Russia probe as Trump faces pressure over Epstein

    Jul 23, 2025 10:43 PM EDT

    ... the highest level. So that's really the things you should be talking about. Nick Schifrin: Yesterday, President Obama's spokesman, Geoff, said -- quote -- "Nothing undercuts the conclusion Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election."Geoff Bennett: Nick Schifrin, our thanks to you, as always. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • How Trump's tariffs on Asian allies impact the U.S. strategy to counter China

    How Trump's tariffs on Asian allies impact the U.S. strategy to counter China

    Jul 22, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... with nuclear overtones, but a recent Washington simulation of this suggested that we would lose two aircraft carriers within the first week. Just imagine that. Nick Schifrin: Yes. Lyle Goldstein: That's thousands of Americans lost, devastating loss. Nick Schifrin: Lyle Goldstein, sorry. Randy Schriver, I only have about 30 ...

  • What's behind Trump's shift on arming Ukraine and his threats against Russia

    What's behind Trump's shift on arming Ukraine and his threats against Russia

    Jul 14, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... off that supply of funds, of payments for oil and gas is critical. And the secondary sanctions should be enough to dissuade other countries and other actors from being willing to participate in that sanctions-busting effort. Nick Schifrin: Ambassador Kurt Volker, thank you very much. Kurt Volker: Thanks, Nick.

  • After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace

    After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace

    Jul 11, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... It's not what many Kurds want, but it is a huge step forward from the Turkey that I knew in the 1980s and 1990s. Nick Schifrin: And, finally, Jim Jeffrey, the U.S, of course, has had a complex relationship with Kurds across the region, but have allied with ...

  • Federal workers union says it will continue to fight firings after Supreme Court ruling

    Federal workers union says it will continue to fight firings after Supreme Court ruling

    Jul 10, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... than ever to fight these unjust actions. Lisa Desjardins: We are trying to get a hold of what's happening in this exact moment. Our Nick Schifrin and others are reporting that the State Department may announce RIFs, those reductions in force, tomorrow, even though we didn't expect them ...

  • Gaza family documents their desperate search for food in a barren landscape

    Gaza family documents their desperate search for food in a barren landscape

    Jul 09, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... Abdelrahman Abu Taqyia: And we still have hope. Nick Schifrin: But the war goes on, this strike on an old market in Gaza City today. And until negotiators can reach that truce, hope feels distant and a better day remains obscured. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • A look at the latest Gaza ceasefire proposals as Netanyahu visits White House

    A look at the latest Gaza ceasefire proposals as Netanyahu visits White House

    Jul 07, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... U.S. plans other steps toward normalizing with Syria, but they don't expect any Syria-Israel normalization, more likely some kind of status of forces agreement in the coming months, where Israel would withdraw from Syrian territory. Amna Nawaz: Nick Schifrin, thank you, as always. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • Marine Corps art exhibit marking 250 years honors its triumphs and sacrifice

    Marine Corps art exhibit marking 250 years honors its triumphs and sacrifice

    Jul 04, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... back home without limbs, without their family, and kind of, like, keep that perspective in me, like, as I go on with my life. Nick Schifrin: Life does go on, but war and its legacy remains framed for everyone who fought. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin ...

  • As Pentagon pauses some weapons for Ukraine, experts weigh in on U.S. priorities

    As Pentagon pauses some weapons for Ukraine, experts weigh in on U.S. priorities

    Jul 03, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... defend it against Iran. Investing in the capability to manufacture and develop sophisticated missile interceptors is what we need to protect ourselves in the future. Nick Schifrin: We have only got about a minute and 20 seconds left, so this will be a bit of a lightning round for a ...

  • Iran is intensifying its crackdown on dissent, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says

    Iran is intensifying its crackdown on dissent, Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says

    Jul 02, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... all this, the Iranian people continue to demand peace, prosperity, development, freedom and democracy, carried out through the will and agency of the Iranian people.Nick Schifrin: An Iranian will that in the past has demanded democracy, but is now handcuffed. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.