Dec 30 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: In Syria, fragile cease-fire appears to hold By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Russian president Vladimir Putin slammed U.S. sanctions and the expulsion of Russian diplomats over election-season hacking attacks, but said he would not answer in kind by expelling U.S. diplomats. Also, a fragile cease-fire appeared to… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 6:19 Why deterring Putin from foreign meddling is practically impossible By PBS News Hour On Friday, President Vladimir Putin slammed U.S. plans to retaliate for Russia’s election hacking but said he would not toss out U.S. diplomats in turn. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 12:02 Brooks and Corn on Obama's active final weeks and the Trump-Putin 'bromance' By PBS News Hour In foreign affairs, it was not a quiet few days leading up to the New Year's weekend -- from Secretary of State John Kerry’s blunt parting speech about Israel to President Obama’s announcement of retaliation against the Kremlin for election… Continue watching
Dec 30 Timeline: Three decades of diplomatic spats between U.S. and Moscow By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. relations with Moscow during and after the Cold War have been marred by diplomatic dustups ranging from espionage scandals to an Olympics boycott. Continue reading
Dec 30 Here's what President Obama is doing to protect the Affordable Care Act By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama will strategize next week with Democratic lawmakers about how to prevent Republicans from destroying his Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: Obama announces U.S. retaliation against Russia for election meddling By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama announced a range of actions meant to punish Russia for election meddling, including sanctions on Russian intelligence services and top officials in the unit that ordered the hacks. Also, Iraqi security forces launched… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 6:11 U.S. retaliation meant to expose, dissuade increasing Russian aggression By PBS News Hour The Obama administration wanted to send a message to Russia and top levels of its government: there will be consequences for election meddling and other aggressions. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Lisa Monaco, special assistant to the president, about the intended… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Trump touts jobs coming to the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced new jobs coming to the U.S. from telecom giant Sprint and satellite firm OneWeb. Speaking late in the afternoon at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Mr. Trump said it’s all part of a… Continue watching
Dec 28 In a victory for Native American tribes, Obama names new monuments in Utah and Nevada By Brady McCombs, Associated Press President Barack Obama designated two national monuments Wednesday at sites in Utah and Nevada that have become key flashpoints over use of public land in the U.S. West. Continue reading
Dec 28 Israeli prime minister calls Kerry speech a 'deep disappointment' By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's prime minister vowed to work with the incoming Trump administration to contain the fallout from last week's U.N. resolution calling Israeli settlements illegal. Continue reading