Dec 13 Watch 7:04 Brittney Griner’s agent on the basketball star’s recovery after release from Russia By Stephanie Sy Two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is finally back in the U.S., but after 294 days of being detained in Russia, her reintegration into American life is far from over. One person who worked around the clock to bring Griner… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:11 Hostage negotiator recounts Brittney Griner’s first moments after release from Russia By Amna Nawaz Brittney Griner is readjusting to life at home after her nearly ten-month ordeal in Russia. Roger Carstens, the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs in the Biden administration, played a pivotal role in securing her release. He joined Amna Nawaz… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:03 News Wrap: Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. amid discussions about more prisoner swaps In our news wrap Friday, Brittney Griner lands in the U.S. a day after Russia exchanged her for a convicted arms dealer, health experts urged older Americans to get COVID boosters before the holidays, Ukraine says Russian shelling in the… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 12:31 Brooks and Capehart on Senate shakeups and Brittney Griner’s release New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how a win in Georgia expands Democrats' majority in the Senate despite the loss of a party… Continue watching
Dec 09 WATCH: State Department announces new sanctions for human rights abuses By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a broad array of people and companies around the world for corruption and human rights abuses — from illegal fishing operations in Chinese waters to kickbacks in Guatemala. Continue reading
Dec 09 Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's basketball and her imprisonment in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community heightened concerns for her. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 11:43 American Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in exchange for arms dealer By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Brittney Griner is finally free after a dramatic prisoner swap. The WNBA star had been held by Russia for most of this year on a minor drug offense, and was serving 9 years in a prison camp. But on Wednesday… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 8:27 With Griner’s release, questions remain over fate of Americans still held in Russia The Biden administration on Thursday secured the release of Brittney Griner from Russia the controversy persists around the still-imprisoned American Paul Whelan, who remains inside Russia. John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the National Security Council, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 7:25 ‘I cried tears of joy’: Griner’s former coach discusses WNBA star’s newfound freedom Dawn Staley is the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks and a Hall of Fame player. She coached Brittney Griner and her teammates when they won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, and she has tweeted… Continue watching
Dec 08 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Brittney Griner released from Russian detention By Associated Press Russia freed Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years. Continue reading