Apr 04 U.S. cites abortion provision in cutting off UN agency funding By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration is cutting off U.S. funding to the United Nations agency for reproductive health under an abortion-related provision in a law that Democratic and Republican administrations have used as a cudgel in the global culture wars. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 5:34 How the Kushners became crucial West Wing players By PBS News Hour As President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, goes to Iraq to assess the fight against the Islamic State, the trip highlights the expanding West Wing role of both Kushner and wife Ivanka. How did members of the first family become critical… Continue watching
Mar 28 Trump to meet China’s Xi first week in April, U.S. official says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump the first full week of April, a senior State Department official said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:06 News Wrap: AT&T confident in Time Warner deal approval By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, AT&T said it is confident its deal to buy Time Warner will pass muster with Congress and federal regulators. The telecom giant announced plans on Saturday to take over the parent company of HBO, CNN… Continue watching
Sep 03 Obama consulting Turkish, British leaders on Islamic State By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press At an economic summit in China, President Barack Obama is turning attention to the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Aug 06 These collages, made from hundreds of news photos, reflect on the ‘Chinese Dream’ By Andi Wang Yuan spent a year and a half looking through the thousands of photos he took between 2004 and 2014 in China, creating large-scale collages to tell a larger story about Chinese politics. Continue reading
Apr 01 Obama hails Iran deal as a model for nuclear diplomacy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hailed the nuclear deal with Iran on Friday as a "substantial success" and a model for future diplomacy, as world leaders took stock of the world's most worrisome nuclear threats. Continue reading
Mar 31 Obama, Xi vow to narrow differences, work closely on North Korea By Matthew Pennington and Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Thursday to cooperate to confront the North Korean nuclear threat while working to narrow persistent differences over cybersecurity, human rights and maritime conflicts. Continue reading
Nov 30 Top carbon culprits U.S., China, India debate nuances of roles By Nancy Benac, Associated Press LE BOURGET, France -- Call them the culprits of carbon. Leaders of the United States, China and India -- the world's top three carbon polluters -- engaged in some private diplomacy Monday on the sidelines of the international climate change… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 8:43 What did and didn’t get done at the U.S.-China White House summit By PBS News Hour Climate change was one area of agreement between President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the leaders made little headway on human rights and a South China Sea territory dispute. Judy Woodruff talks with Christopher Johnson of the Center… Continue watching