May 07 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: White House defends CIA pick Haspel In our news wrap Monday, President Trump and the White House mounted a defense of Gina Haspel, the nominee for CIA director. Under fire over her role in the torturing of terror suspects, including waterboarding, Haspel reportedly offered to withdraw… Continue watching
May 07 Vladimir Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russian president By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Vladimir Putin took the oath of office Monday for his fourth term as Russian president, promising to pursue an economic agenda that would boost living standards across the country. Continue reading
May 05 More than 1,600 arrested in Russia amid anti-Putin protests By Jim Heintz Russians angered by the impending inauguration of Vladimir Putin to a new term as president protested Saturday in cities across the country. Continue reading
May 02 After a week of Russian propaganda, I was questioning everything By Elizabeth Flock Beyond bots, what does Russian propaganda look like? How is it made? To find out, I spent a day inside the newsroom of Radio Sputnik, a Russian government-funded media outlet, and a week consuming only Sputnik news. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Putin waiting for White House invitation follow-up In our news wrap Friday, Russia says President Vladimir Putin is still waiting for President Trump to follow up on an invitation last month to visit the White House. In Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Mr. Trump had also… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 3:55 Will strikes in Syria stop chemical weapons production? By PBS News Hour Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons last week spurred strikes by the U.S. and its allies in the war-torn country this weekend. But what effect did the latest military action have on the country's weapons cache, and will it stop… Continue watching
Apr 09 Trump to confer with military on suspected gas attack in Syria By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to meet with senior military leaders Monday, after he threatened a "big price to pay" for a suspected poison gas attack in Syria that killed women and children. Continue reading
Apr 08 Trump condemns 'Animal Assad' for suspected chemical attack By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Syrian President Bashar Assad's government is denying the allegations of such an attack on a rebel-held town near Damascus, the capital. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 5:18 New round of U.S. sanctions target Putin-connected oligarchs, officials By PBS News Hour The Trump administration announced new sanctions to punish Russia for "malign activity" around the world, targeting 24 Russian government officials and tycoons. John Yang speaks to special correspondent Ryan Chilcote about what makes the latest round different from previous actions… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 4:37 Analyzing Trump's statements on Mexico, Amazon and Putin By PBS News Hour The U.S. military may soon be guarding the nation's border with Mexico. That's according to President Trump, who also warned he could tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement if the Mexican government doesn't cooperate. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy… Continue watching