Dec 25 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Pope Francis laments suffering from Ebola, terrorism at Christmas By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Pope Francis decried the persecution of Christians and others by the Islamic State and grieved the suffering of those stricken by Ebola or affected by war or terrorism in his Christmas Day remarks at the… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 10:53 ‘They want to win and they are ready to die’: Lessons from 10 days with the Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 16 How the Islamic State lures Westerners with a humanitarian approach By Eric Tucker, Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The three teenage girls from Colorado swapped Twitter messages about marriage and religion with recruiters for the Islamic State group, then set out for Syria with passports and thousands of dollars in stolen cash. Authorities intercepted them in… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 6:32 Kurdish deputy prime minister urges U.S. leaders to remain engaged in Iraq By PBS News Hour While Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Baghdad to meet with Iraq's new prime minister, Kurdish Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani came to Washington in hopes of shoring up support for the fight against the Islamic State. Chief foreign affairs correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Congress hammers out federal funding bill details By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, negotiators worked out differences on a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that would fund the government through September 2015 and avert a shutdown. Also, Secretary of State John Kerry called on lawmakers to authorize new… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 5:07 Understanding the risks of rescuing hostages – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 05 House leaders move on plan to fund government past next week By Erica Werner, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sidestepping immigration hardliners, House Republican leaders are moving to make a deal with Democrats to pass a spending bill that would keep the government running past next week. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: House votes to block Obama’s immigration order By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, House Republicans pushed through a bill to declare President Obama’s executive actions on immigration “null and void.” The House also passed a defense spending bill authorizing $585 billion in funding and expanding military operations in… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch News Wrap: Diplomats gather in Brussels to strategize against the Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, representatives from 60 nations met to strategize against the Islamic State in Brussels. While Secretary of State John Kerry expressed confidence in air attacks against the militants, he would not comment on or deny whether… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: U.S. troops and veterans warned of domestic attacks by Islamic State By PBS News Hour Continue watching