Mar 26 Watch Hoping for a brighter future, can Ukraine overcome division and corruption? By PBS News Hour President Obama urged Europeans to rededicate themselves to defending freedom in the face of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Meanwhile, Ukrainians say they’re ready to put the corruption of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych behind them. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Prime Minister Yatsenyuk: Concern over Russia is about global security, not just Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch What's behind Obama's campaign to limit bulk data collection by the NSA By PBS News Hour President Obama announced that he wants Congress to stop the National Security Agency from gathering bulk phone records and holding them for five years. What’s at stake in the president’s push to limit the scope of U.S. surveillance? Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Mar 25 President Obama holds a joint press conference on nuclear security By News Desk and Julie Pace, Associated Press http://youtu.be/lEhbPv2pASQ President Barack Obama was in The Netherlands and Belgium on Tuesday for meetings with global leaders and for the Nuclear Security Summit. President Barack Obama said the United States is concerned about further encroachment by Russia into Ukraine during… Continue reading
Mar 25 Congress locked over Ukraine aid standoff By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Senate and House appear headed for a standoff over competing bills to authorize sanctions on Russia and provide aid to Ukraine, potentially prolonging Congress' inaction over the two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin's military intervention in the Crimean… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Ukrainian foreign minister: 'We are ready to defend our homeland' if faced with more Russian military moves By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Japan surrenders part of its nuclear stockpile for disposal By PBS News Hour Japan said it would relinquish a large cache of weapons-grade plutonium and highly enriched uranium -- enough to build dozens of nuclear weapons -- to the U.S. for disposal, just as a nuclear security summit opens at The Hague. Gwen… Continue watching
Mar 21 Obama meets with Facebook, Google, Netflix and Dropbox on privacy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press A week before a self-imposed deadline for a review of National Security Agency programs, President Barack Obama sought Friday to assure leading Internet and tech executives that his administration is committed to protecting people's privacy. Continue reading
Mar 21 Russia rewrites the itinerary for Obama's trip to Europe By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Pushing back against demands to supply arms to Ukraine, Obama administration officials said Friday that economic sanctions would remain the primary weapon as the U.S. and its European allies seek a diplomatic solution to Russia's aggression. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch Why Democrats are worried about the midterm map By PBS News Hour The sluggish health care rollout, a president with struggling approval ratings and the influence of outside money all have Democrats worried about midterm elections. They could have a tough time taking back control of the House in November, while their… Continue watching