• Tulsi Gabbard’s record and impact on the U.S. intelligence community

    Tulsi Gabbard’s record and impact on the U.S. intelligence community

    May 22, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... does not help the intelligence community if this person is considered weak, considered politicized, or, frankly, has been frozen out by the president. William Brangham: Nick Schifrin, Liz Landers, thank you both very much. Nick Schifrin: Thank you. Liz Landers: Of course. William Brangham: I'm joined now by Larry ...

  • NATO’s Baltic flank in crossfire between Ukrainian drones and Russian targets

    NATO’s Baltic flank in crossfire between Ukrainian drones and Russian targets

    May 21, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    Narrator: The nature of warfare is changing. Nick Schifrin: NATO does not yet have unified counterdrone capabilities in the eastern flank, and so is launching new initiatives along the Russian border. Narrator: With it, we fight as one. Nick Schifrin: Today, NATO still has to scramble jets and use expensive ...

  • Xi hosts Putin in Beijing, cementing China-Russia alliance after Trump's visit

    Xi hosts Putin in Beijing, cementing China-Russia alliance after Trump's visit

    May 20, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: ... for President Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defense, which Russia and China today called a -- quote -- "obvious threat to strategic stability" for the expiration of the last U.S.-Russia arms control treaty, New START, and for the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Xi Jinping, Chinese ...

  • Trump and Xi pledge 'strategic stability' but key questions remain unanswered

    Trump and Xi pledge 'strategic stability' but key questions remain unanswered

    May 15, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... Yang Sheng: As a start-up, also a businessman, we want stable. Nick Schifrin: Stability. Yang Sheng: Yes, stability. Nick Schifrin: That's what the leaders pledged. But after years of rivalry, rapprochement could prove easier said than done.For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin in Beijing.

  • China offers Trump grand welcome, but issues warning on Taiwan

    China offers Trump grand welcome, but issues warning on Taiwan

    May 14, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... deals as he's talking on this trip, this administration has also been trying to reduce that historic economic dependence between the two nations, right? Nick Schifrin: Yes. No, it's a good point. I mean, most U.S. officials, from governors to mayors, over the last few years have ...

  • U.S.-China diplomatic reset faces unresolved 'contradictions,' expert warns

    U.S.-China diplomatic reset faces unresolved 'contradictions,' expert warns

    May 14, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: We heard Xi Jinping say that Taiwan is his red line, is the most important issue, but that was in the readout, the Chinese readout. Orville Schell: Right. Nick Schifrin: We did not see him say that on camera. Why is that significant? Orville Schell: I think it ...

  • Analysts break down Trump-Xi meeting and calls for stability and cooperation

    Analysts break down Trump-Xi meeting and calls for stability and cooperation

    May 14, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... administrations. She's now managing director at Garnaut Global. That's a geopolitical risk advisory firm. Thank you both for joining us this evening. As Nick Schifrin reported, both President Trump and Xi seem to want stability in this relationship. President Xi said that China and the U.S. should ...

  • Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran war

    Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran war

    May 13, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    ... then we can probably find a way to coexist peacefully. We need to work together as two biggest country in this world. Nick Schifrin: And tomorrow's meeting will help determine whether the U.S. and China embrace collaboration over confrontation. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • What’s at stake as Trump heads to China for talks with Xi

    What’s at stake as Trump heads to China for talks with Xi

    May 12, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... is bogged down in a war in the Middle East.And so it is unlikely that China is really willing to exert significant pressure on Iran, even despite this summit, Amna. Amna Nawaz: All right, that is Nick Schifrin reporting from Beijing. China. Nick, thank you. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • Inside Izyum, the Ukrainian frontline city facing the threat of a 2nd Russian occupation

    Inside Izyum, the Ukrainian frontline city facing the threat of a 2nd Russian occupation

    May 12, 2026 10:30 PM EDT

    ... to be OK. We will overcome it. Everything is going to be OK. Nick Schifrin: Resilience, yes, but, here, even soldiers appeal to the divine for protection in this once captured city facing an uncertain future. For the "PBS News Hour," with Amanda Bailly in Izyum, I'm Nick Schifrin.