• Can the U.S. safely evacuate Afghanistan by the Aug. 31 deadline? Two experts weigh in

    Can the U.S. safely evacuate Afghanistan by the Aug. 31 deadline? Two experts weigh in

    Aug 25, 2021 10:50 PM EST

    John Sifton: Well, obviously, this situation is going to be a catastrophe. And there are other issues about whether the international community will recognize the Taliban in some capacity and allow some of the humanitarian assistance that is vitally needed right now to Afghanistan. You just asked about leverage. That ...

  • Can the Taliban be trusted to keep their promise of reasonable rule? Two experts weigh in

    Can the Taliban be trusted to keep their promise of reasonable rule? Two experts weigh in

    Aug 17, 2021 10:50 PM EST

    ... s what people will decide. Lisa Desjardins: And that's my question to both of you, is about the actions. It's something that Judy just asked Jane. The Taliban is saying they want to end the drug trade, they will keep terrorists from attacking other countries, they want to ...

  • Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks

    Myanmar junta deepens violence with new air attacks

    Mar 30, 2021 06:38 PM EST

    ... influx of refugees yet. We asked those who crossed to Thailand if they have any problem in their area. When they say no problem, we just asked them to return to their land first. We asked, we did not use any force," Prayuth told reporters. "We won't push them ...

  • News Wrap: More than 200 ships blocked as efforts to clear Suez Canal fail

    News Wrap: More than 200 ships blocked as efforts to clear Suez Canal fail

    Mar 26, 2021 10:50 PM EST

    ... longer, but it's going to take us a little while longer. Our advice is clear. We're vaccinating really, really quickly. And we're just asking people to hang on a little while longer in terms of the masks and mitigation strategies, so that we can get the majority ...

  • Fauci says travel ban may be 'premature' in light of coronavirus mutation

    Fauci says travel ban may be 'premature' in light of coronavirus mutation

    Dec 21, 2020 11:50 PM EST

    ... a friend of a friend. You don't know where they have been, where they have come from, or what their exposure is. We're just asking. We're in the middle, Judy, of a significant surge. If you look at a map of the country, and you look at ...

  • DHS official says voters should be confident in election -- and patient for its results

    DHS official says voters should be confident in election -- and patient for its results

    Oct 28, 2020 10:38 PM EST

    ... or, rather, the official process that state -- set in state law dictates that it takes a little bit longer. And we're -- again, we're just asking people to have a little patience. It may take a little bit longer due to the expanded absentee ballots. And it may take ...

  • Leader of Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Programme on global starvation crisis

    Leader of Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Programme on global starvation crisis

    Oct 09, 2020 10:45 PM EST

    It literally is -- the starvation rate is spiking because of COVID and economic deterioration. The billionaires have got to step in. We're just asking them to step in this one time to help humanity. The world needs them. And I will be very disappointed if they don't. But ...

  • Is U.S. regulatory framework capable of reining in big tech companies?

    Is U.S. regulatory framework capable of reining in big tech companies?

    Jul 29, 2020 10:37 PM EST

    ... features that others have led in, as have others copied and adapted features that we have... (CROSSTALK) Rep. Pamila Jayapal: I'm not concerned about others. I'm just asking you, Mr. Zuckerberg. Since March of 2012, after that e-mail conversation, how many competitors did Facebook end up copying?

  • Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates

    Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates

    Jul 26, 2020 07:27 PM EST

    ... say penalties were never their goal and that they never envisioned police having to respond to every complaint about someone not wearing one. “Nobody’s asking for a masking gestapo,” Patterson said. “We’re just asking for good behavior and support from our local communities.”___ Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz ...

  • One Minnesota mayor on why communities need 'deep soul searching' after George Floyd's death

    One Minnesota mayor on why communities need 'deep soul searching' after George Floyd's death

    May 31, 2020 09:04 PM EST

    ... of relatively few elected leaders around the country who knows what it feels like to be pulled over for driving while black. The question you just asked me is a central part of why I ran for mayor in the first place. We've worked in the past couple of ...