Mar. 24, 2016 11:05 a.m. EDT
News: Why Europe has a problem of Islamic State terrorism
European nations are boosting their national security efforts in the wake of the recent terrorist bombings in Brussels. How great a threat is the Islamic State group to Europe? Gwen Ifill sits down with former State Department official Daniel Benjamin and Joby Warrick of The Washington Post to learn more.
Mar. 23, 2016 11:29 a.m. EDT
News: How the Brussels attacks affect the global fight against terror
For the latest on the investigation into the morning’s terror attacks in Brussels, Judy Woodruff talks to Peter Spiegel of the Financial Times. Also, Gwen Ifill speaks with former counterterrorism official Rick Nelson of Cross Match Technologies and Lorenzo Vidino of George Washington University for more on the threat of terrorism in Europe and beyond.
Feb. 18, 2016 11:04 a.m. EST
News: Judge’s order to Apple over attacker phone encryption unlocks privacy concerns
Since the San Bernardino attack, the FBI has been trying to read the contents of a cell phone used by attacker Syed Farook, made impossible by encryption. Now Apple CEO Tim Cook is rejecting a federal court order to create software to unlock the device. Gwen Ifill talks to Stewart Baker, former assistant secretary of Homeland Security, and Nate Cardozo of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Feb. 12, 2016 5:59 p.m. EST
News: Washington Week Extra - Milwaukee Edition: A Special Voice of the Voters Town Hall
Gwen Ifill and the panel talk to voters of the Badger State less than 24 hours after the PBS Newshour Democratic Presidential Debate between HIllary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Voters asked the panel about the tone of the 2016 campaign, a lack of substance from the candidates and a potential Bernie Sanders-Donald Trump-Michael Bloomberg match-up in the general election.
Dec. 18, 2015 9:47 p.m. EST
News: Obama Year-End Wrap Up, Sanders Campaign Sues DNC, Congress Passes Spending Deal and Fed Raises Rates
As President Obama heads to Hawaii for vacation and looks ahead to his final year in office, Peter Baker of The New York Times reports on what the president has left on his agenda including criminal justice reform. In the 2016 race for the White House, the Bernie Sanders campaign is in hot water with the DNC after a Sanders staffer exploited a security flaw to access Clinton voter records.
Dec. 11, 2015 9:22 p.m. EST
News: Widespread Backlash to Donald Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump drove the 2016 presidential debate this week after proposing to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. A poll released this week showed 57 percent of Americans oppose the plan, and many of his Republican and Democratic opponents have announced their opposition. But Trump's support among Republican voters is only growing as voters appear to like his tough talk.
Dec. 06, 2015 7:54 p.m. EST
News: WATCH: President Obama Delivers an Address to the Nation
President Obama delivered his third Oval Office address Sunday night. The speech followed recent terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, and the president urged Americans not to give into fear. Obama also provided an update on the investigation and steps the U.S. is taking to fight ISIS.
Dec. 04, 2015 9:32 p.m. EST
News: U.S. Expands Footprint in Iraq, Assad Stays in Syria for Now and Budget Negotiations in Congress
As U.S. forces continues the fight against ISIS, the Pentagon announced plans to send more special operations forces to Iraq. In neighboring Syria, Bashar al Assad is likely to stay in power for the foreseeable future because, as Michael Crowley reports, the U.S. sees him as "an enemy we can work with."
Dec. 04, 2015 9:30 p.m. EST
News: California Shooters Linked to ISIS, Pentagon Opens All Combat Roles to Women and Why 2016 Polls Don't Matter Yet
The FBI is investigating the mass shooting in San Bernarndino, California, that left 14 people dead as "an act of terror" after one of the suspects declared her allegiance to ISIS in an online post. NBC News' Pete Williams updates us on where the investigation stands. Plus, the shooting has revived political conversations about enhancing gun laws in America.
Dec. 04, 2015 11:50 a.m. EST
News: Full Interview: Ash Carter on a military turning point for women in combat
In a historic move, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that all combat jobs in the U.S. military will now be open to women. Gwen Ifill sits down with Carter to discuss the decision, as well as the U.S. approach to the war on the Islamic State.
