Mar 25 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picks up Sen. Joe Manchin’s support In our news wrap Friday, Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson picked up the crucial support of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was released from a Washington hospital, Minneapolis teachers reached a tentative deal to… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 12:56 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s handling of the war in Ukraine, Supreme Court hearings New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden’s trip to Europe, his handling of war in Ukraine, the contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 4:34 With deep roots in Ukraine, candlemaker realigns business to raise money for emergency aid By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television Since Russia invaded Ukraine one month ago, people around the world have been seeking innovative ways to support Ukrainians facing the horrors of war. PBS Wisconsin's Marisa Wojcik reports on how one artisan candlemaker's fundraising effort has garnered much more… Continue watching
Mar 25 New U.S., EU partnership to reduce reliance on Russian energy By Chris Megerian, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press The United States and the European Union have announced a new partnership to reduce the continent's reliance on Russian energy. Continue reading
Mar 25 300 dead in Russian strike on Mariupol theater, Ukrainian officials say By Nebi Qena, Andrea Rosa, Associated Press Ukrainian authorities in the besieged ruins of Mariupol say that about 300 people died when a Russian airstrike blew up a theater where hundreds of civilians were sheltering. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 5:47 Ukrainian forces push back on Russia’s incursion as NATO allies pledge additional support By Jane Ferguson, Ali Rogin President Biden and NATO allies met in Brussels Thursday to reaffirm the alliance's solidarity in the face of the ongoing and brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces made gains on Russian troops throughout the country. Jane Ferguson reports… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 5:32 NATO to deploy more troops near Ukraine as Russia’s military aims remain ‘out of reach’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn NATO announced Thursday it was increasing the number of multinational troops that will be deployed to four NATO member countries near Ukraine, including Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Retired Lt. Gen. Doug Lute, who served on the National Security Council… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 5:55 EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis on the West’s response to Putin’s ‘very dark legacy’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden spoke Thursday with the European Council, the heads of state and government of the European Union, about the war in Ukraine that has now entered its second month. Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's ambassador to the United States,… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 7:33 Mass exodus of Ukrainians strains capacity of neighboring Moldova By Willem Marx Millions of Ukrainians have fled the war and sought refuge in nations to the west, including Moldova, the most-impoverished nation in Europe. More than 300,000 refugees have arrived in the former Soviet republic, which has a population of 2.9 million… Continue watching
Mar 24 Ukraine says Moscow is forcibly moving civilians to Russia By Nebi Qena, Cara Anna, Associated Press Ukraine is accusing Russia of forcibly relocating hundreds of thousands of residents to Russia from devastated Ukrainian cities so they can be used as "hostages" to pressure Kyiv to give up. The claims could not be independently verified. Continue reading