May 01 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: U.S. delays steel and aluminum tariff decisions In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration gave itself another 30 days to decide whether to impose tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum from key U.S. allies. It granted the extension to the European Union, Canada and Mexico. Also,… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 3:47 What caravan migrants face when they seek asylum at the U.S. border Overnight, U.S. officials admitted eight Central American migrants to an immigration checkpoint to apply for asylum, spurring hopes for more than 100 others that they will be allowed to follow. The Justice Department also charged 11 people, believed to have… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 7:24 U.S. is gutting its ability to make peace, says Ronan Farrow The last year in American diplomacy has been momentous and chaotic. In his new book, "War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence," journalist Ronan Farrow argues that this is part of a much bigger… Continue watching
May 01 Netanyahu’s nuclear presentation gets cool reception in Europe By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest accusations about Iran's past nuclear activities received a warm welcome in Washington but a far cooler reception in Europe on Tuesday — deepening divisions among Western allies ahead of President Donald Trump's decision on… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:41 North and South Korea make concessions toward ending hostilities Days after a historic summit, there are signs of progress from both North and South Korea. Pyongyang announced it will re-sync its time zone with South Korea's starting Saturday, while the South said it will remove the loudspeakers that blast… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Pro-government forces attacked in Syria In our news wrap Monday, a group monitoring the Syrian war said an overnight missile strike targeted government military bases in Northern Syria. The group said Israel likely carried out the assault that killed 26 pro-government fighters, including many Iranians. Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 7:28 What do Israel’s accusations mean for the Iran nuclear deal? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of lying about its past nuclear weapons ambitions, claiming that the government continues to pursue nuclear weapons development. In Tel Aviv, Netanyahu urged President Trump to pull the U.S. out of… Continue watching
Apr 30 5 important stories you may have missed By Harry Zahn, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Jessica Villagomez, Michael Rios These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Apr 30 2018 could be the first year in decades with no Nobel Prize in literature By Jan M. Olsen, Jari Tanner, Associated Press The painful, though not unprecedented possibility arises from sex abuse and financial crimes scandals involving the Swedish Academy, the body that chooses the Nobel literature winner. Continue reading
Apr 30 Missile strikes in Syria kill over a dozen, most of them Iranians By Bassem Mroue, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press A missile attack on government outposts in northern Syria killed more than a dozen pro-government fighters, many of them Iranians, a war monitoring group and an Iranian news agency said Monday. The strikes came amid soaring tensions between regional archenemies… Continue reading