May 18 Watch 9:48 The possible wins and potential pitfalls of Trump’s first overseas trip By PBS News Hour President Trump leaves Friday for his first overseas trip, with visits planned for Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, the Vatican for an audience with the pope and to Sicily for a G7 Summit. Judy Woodruff gets perspectives from former… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 9:25 Trump meets with Turkey’s Erdogan amid slew of tensions By PBS News Hour President Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House Tuesday amid increased tensions between the two allies. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports, then Jeffrey Brown speaks with Soner Cagaptay of The Washington Institute and Ali… Continue watching
May 04 Watch News Wrap: Senate approves first spending bill under Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill in order to keep the government running through September. Also, there’s word the Trump administration is in talks with Iraq about prolonging U.S. military presence in the… Continue watching
May 04 Trump to go to Israel, Vatican and Saudi Arabia during first foreign trip By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Trump is expected to take his first overseas trip as president later this month with the multi-stop tour. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 14:42 Shields and Brooks on GOP home-district hostility, Trump policy reversals By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including how Republican members of Congress are facing heat from crowds of their own constituents while home during recess, why President… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 11:26 Have crises abroad changed President Trump’s view of the world? By PBS News Hour What began as a Trump presidency emphasizing retrenchment on the home front has been quickly refocused on the U.S. role abroad. The U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons have raised fresh questions about President Trump’s foreign policy. Judy… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 8:38 NATO’s chief on how to prevent Russian tensions from spiraling By PBS News Hour President Trump held a joint White House news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, where the president suggested the U.S.-Russia relationship might be at an all-time low. Stoltenberg joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how NATO is responding… Continue watching
Apr 12 NATO chief welcomes Trump’s view that group is not ‘obsolete’ By Daniel Bush NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that he welcomed President Donald Trump’s view that the organization is not “obsolete,” a criticism Mr. Trump once leveled as a candidate in last year’s presidential election. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Trump says relations between U.S. and Russia at an ‘all-time low’ By Vivian Salama and Josh Lederman, Associated Press The meeting with Stoltenberg comes just more than a month before a meeting of NATO leaders May 25 in Brussels -- Trump's first foreign trip as president. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Trump signs orders on U.S. trade policy By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump moved to reshape American trade policy with a pair of executive orders, initiating a review of trade deficits and increasing the collection of duties on imports. Also, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned… Continue watching