Sep. 15, 2014 12:17 p.m. EDT
News: Obama's Strategy to Combat ISIS and Immigration Reform Delayed
Analysis of President Obama's anti-terror strategy, Congress' outlook, and the U.S. public opinion toward the threat from ISIS. Also, why has Obama put immigration reform on the backburner? Joining Gwen Ifill: James Kitfield; National Journal; Ed O'Keefe, The Washington Post; Molly Ball, The Atlantic; and Carrie Budoff Brown, POLITICO.
Sep. 11, 2014 2:37 p.m. EDT
News: Shields and Brooks on the president’s speech
In a prime-time address Wednesday night, President Barack Obama tried to rally Americans to fight the Islamic State militant group operating out of Iraq and Syria. Reaction to the president’s speech and policy ranged from support to skepticism to questions of a lack of specifics. New York Times columnist David Brooks said it was a “clear, straightforward” speech, but asked, “What’s the next step?” Syndicated columnist Mark Shields noted that the president laid out a “big set of promises,” but...
Sep. 10, 2014 2:12 p.m. EDT
News: Senators debate the president’s power to launch fight against the Islamic State
President Obama has consulted key lawmakers on his strategy against the Islamic State group and polls show the American public supports action. But the president has not sought formal congressional approval for an expanded military campaign. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., join Gwen Ifill to offer their views on the possible mission against the militant group.
Sep. 08, 2014 5:18 p.m. EDT
News: How does political uncertainty affect Afghanistan's security?
An American soldier died in a Taliban attack at a military base, which came on the heels of a suicide bombing at a Kabul restaurant that killed 21 civilians. Gwen Ifill talks to Pamela Constable of The Washington Post and Omar Samad, a former Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman, about instability in Afghanistan.
Sep. 08, 2014 1:59 p.m. EDT
News: Webcast Extra: Bob McDonnell's fall from grace, ISIL social media and immigration reform
On the Webcast Extra, Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and wife found guilty of corruption this week. What led to the stunning convictions? Also, President Obama has said he will take executive action on immigration if Congress doesn't act. Will it happen before the midterm elections? Plus, Yochi Dreazen reports on the sophisticated social media strategy of terrorist group ISIL. And for the seco
Sep. 08, 2014 1:35 p.m. EDT
News: NATO Summit & U.S. Strategy to Combat ISIL and Contain Ukraine-Russia Crisis
Our reporters' roundtable explores President Obama's strategy to unite NATO to combat and destroy the threat of ISIL in Iraq and find a solution to the Ukraine-Russia crisis. Also, will Congress support Obama's foreign policy strategy? Joining guest moderator John Harwood of CNBC and The New York Times: Indira Lakshmanan, Bloomberg News; Yochi Dreazen, Foreign Policy Magazine; John Dickerson, Slat
Sep. 03, 2014 12:03 p.m. EDT
News: ‘Slow progress’ for U.S. on addressing terror insurgencies in Africa
The U.S. is sending a team of military, law enforcement and hostage negotiators to Nigeria to join efforts to locate the girls who were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria. Gwen Ifill talks to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, about the tools available to track the whereabouts of the girls and what’s been going on diplomatically behind the scenes.
Sep. 03, 2014 11:53 a.m. EDT
News: U.S. military sends plane to scan for abducted girls in Nigeria
Nigeria's government confirmed that a "window of negotiation" is open to Boko Haram with respect to the return of hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped from a school in a remote village. Meanwhile the U.S. began manned surveillance flights over the region and authorities tried to piece together how the attack and abduction was carried out. Gwen Ifill has an update.
Sep. 02, 2014 5:41 p.m. EDT
News: What’s fueling and funding the insurgents behind the violence in Iraq?
The Sunni militants known as ISIL or ISIS continue to broaden their control over the northern Iraq. What are their origins and how does the group compare to other insurgencies? Gwen Ifill learns more from journalist Rania Abouzeid and Brian Fishman of the New America Foundation.
Sep. 02, 2014 4:40 p.m. EDT
News: In remembering James Foley, sobering lessons for protecting journalists
James Foley’s journalistic career spanned multiple countries and conflicts; his reporting from Afghanistan and Libya appeared on the NewsHour, as well as other news outlets. Gwen Ifill remembers Foley and discusses the dangers reporters face with Charles Sennott, co-founder of GlobalPost, and Robert Mahoney of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
