Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration’s review of foreign assistance has officially concluded. The Trump administration will cut 83 percent of USAID's programs and fold the rest into the State Department. This comes as the administration appears to be ignoring a court deadline requiring it to pay $2 billion in debts to aid groups for work already done. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 10, 2025•4 min
The Trump administration's slashing of foreign aid has had a devastating effect on groups like Save the Children. To discuss the impact on children around the world, Nick Schifrin spoke with Janti Soeripto, the president and CEO of Save the Children US. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 10, 2025•6 min
Russia and Ukraine traded heavy drone strikes overnight into this morning, even as the U.S. and Ukraine prepare to talk about how to end the war. Secretary of State Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia Sunday night, where he’ll meet with Ukrainian officials on Tuesday. John Herbst, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan, joins John Yang to discuss the negotiations. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 09, 2025•6 min
In our news wrap Sunday, a fourth day of clashes in western Syria is testing the country’s new leadership, Israel says it’s cutting off the electricity it sends to Gaza, Secret Service officers shot a man brandishing a gun near the White House, and Alabama marked the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 09, 2025•2 min
In our news wrap Saturday, Russian launched aerial attacks on Ukraine for a second night since the Trump administration stopped sharing satellite images with Kyiv, clashes in Syria over the last two days have left more than 1,000 people dead, women across the world marched on International Women’s Day, and clocks will spring forward for daylight saving time in the U.S. overnight. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 08, 2025•2 min
There’s an escalating dispute between President Trump and South Africa over a new land policy that he says discriminates against the country’s white minority. On Truth Social Friday, Trump criticized what he called the “terrible” treatment of farmers and offered them a “rapid pathway” to U.S. citizenship. Ali Rogin spoke with John Eligon, Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/f...
Mar 08, 2025•5 min
The Trump administration once again put Europe on notice Thursday, as European leaders met to try and unite around a new defense plan. President Trump said he would selectively abide by Article 5, which commits the U.S. to defend NATO countries, while a senior official blamed Ukraine itself for the U.S. pause on military and intelligence support. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 06, 2025•4 min
The U.S. and Ukrainian national security advisors spoke on Wednesday, with both sides stating that talks are moving in a positive direction to secure a minerals deal and accelerate peace talks with Russia. But U.S. officials also confirmed the U.S. has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, which it has relied on in the battlefield. Nick Schifrin has the latest. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 05, 2025•4 min
President Zelenskyy expressed regret Tuesday for how his Oval Office meeting with President Trump melted down Friday, and he echoed Trump's language about hoping to end the war and sign an economic deal. But Zelenskyy made the statement after the Trump administration paused military aid to Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports and Doug Lute, a retired Army lieutenant general, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 04, 2025•8 min
President Trump on Monday continued to put pressure on Ukraine, insinuating that Volodymyr Zelenskyy should step down if he doesn't want a peace deal. This after their Friday Oval Office meeting ended in an unprecedented clash. Western leaders are scrambling to help mend the relationship, while making plans to maintain support for Ukraine if the U.S. walks away. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 03, 2025•6 min
After his Oval Office dressing down on Friday, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy faced a much friendlier group Sunday as he met with European leaders in London. Zelenskyy said he’s still willing to sign the minerals deal he was in Washington to sign on Friday and wants to repair his relationship with President Trump. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from London. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 02, 2025•3 min
Israel is blocking humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza until Hamas agrees to a proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire, which expired Saturday. John Yang speaks with Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a former Saudi ambassador to the U.S. and U.K., about the latest developments and the Trump administration’s involvement in Gaza. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 02, 2025•6 min
In our news wrap Sunday, the Trump administration is sending Israel another round of military aid, Trump signed executive orders expanding U.S. timber production and designating English as the country’s official language, and a private U.S. company successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 02, 2025•2 min
In Haiti, years of chaos and instability have brought the country to the brink of collapse. More than 1 million people, nearly 10 percent of the population, have been displaced. Now, as the Trump administration eliminates most U.S. foreign aid contracts, access to life-saving health services in Haiti are in jeopardy. Ali Rogin speaks with James Elder of UNICEF about the effect on Haiti’s children. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 02, 2025•6 min
Washington and Europe are still feeling the reverberations of Friday’s heated Oval Office exchange between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Now, Zelenskyy is in London to rally the support of European leaders. Kurt Volker, former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine and ambassador to NATO, joins John Yang to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 01, 2025•6 min
In our news wrap Saturday, phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire ended with no progress reported in talks about phase two, a federal judge extended an order blocking Trump’s plans to pull federal funding from institutions that provide care for transgender youth, former Gov. Cuomo announced a run for New York City mayor, and the Vatican says Pope Francis’ health is improving. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Mar 01, 2025•3 min
It was an extraordinary scene in the Oval Office as President Trump made a public break with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The two presidents and Vice President Vance argued for nearly five minutes in front of cameras. The heated back-and-forth could have profound effects on Ukraine and its defense against Russia's invasion and the U.S. relationship with Europe. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 28, 2025•8 min
Some of President Trump's fervent allies stood behind his actions in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. But Ukraine supporters within the Republican Party have expressed concerns about how the meeting played out and fear it could derail further negotiations with the country. Amna Nawaz discussed more with GOP Rep. Mike Lawler, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 28, 2025•5 min
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy argued in the Oval Office in a stunning public display of devolving relations. Geoff Bennett discussed the developments with Timothy Snyder, one of the country's leading historians of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union who has written widely on Ukraine, Russia and the war. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 28, 2025•8 min
In our news wrap Friday, the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is ending with gaps remaining in negotiations for a second phase, an Illinois man was found guilty on hate crime and murder charges for killing a Palestinian American boy in 2023, Pope Francis suffered an isolated breathing crisis and Microsoft is closing internet calling service Skype. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 28, 2025•5 min
In a Cabinet meeting, Elon Musk defended the actions his team has made to cut government jobs, but public health experts say Musk is wrong. USAID's Ebola prevention efforts have been largely frozen since the agency was mostly shuttered last month. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Dr. Craig Spencer, who survived Ebola after treating patients in Guinea with Doctors Without Borders in 2014. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 27, 2025•7 min
The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is supposed to end on Saturday and negotiations to extend it to a second phase are now at a standstill. During the pause in fighting, some 600,000 Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza. News Hour videographer Shams Odeh documented some of their stories as they seek to pry normality from destruction. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 25, 2025•5 min
Three years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the grim anniversary was marked in Kyiv and across Europe. It comes as the U.S., under President Trump, has changed its stance on the war. It has sparked deep concern across Europe as the president has sought to deflect blame from Russia for its invasion and criticize Ukrainians and European allies. Geoff Bennett reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 24, 2025•3 min
The man poised to become Germany's next chancellor accused President Trump of being indifferent to Europe’s plight and blasted Washington’s interference in the general election. Friedrich Merz has begun work at trying to forge a governing coalition, having ruled out working alongside a far-right party supported by the Trump administration. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 24, 2025•4 min
In Germany, voters went to the polls on Sunday in a national election that saw a surge in support for the far-right AfD party and a rejection of the left-leaning coalition that had governed the country for the past four years. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Feb 23, 2025•3 min
