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Back to SearchNobel Prize-Winning Human Rights Lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk
It's "Russia National Day," the anniversary of Russia declaring its sovereignty from the Soviet Union in 1990. The US State Department sent congratulations, even as Russia continues to violate the so…
Published on 3 months ago
Immigration Protests Spread Across US
Protests over the Trump Administration sending in the National Guard and the Marines to assist in its immigration raids are spreading across the country. Legal and military experts warn that this cou…
Published on 3 months ago
Did Trump Need to Send Troops to L.A.?
President Trump is doubling down on sending troops to Los Angeles, mobilizing another 2,000 National Guard members, while the Defense Department activated 700 Marines to react to the anti-ICE protest…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
California Immigration Protests
Crowds have largely dispersed in downtown Los Angeles, which the police department declared an "unlawful assembly area." About 300 National Guard troops are now on the ground, deployed by Donald Trum…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
How Trump 2.0 is Handling Threat from China
After a long-awaited phone call between President Trump and President Xi Jinping and as Trump tries to iron out the kinks of his trade war with China, Ely Ratner, Biden's Assistant Secretary of Defe…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
What to do about China?
Yet again, US-China relations are tense. Ely Ratner served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs during the Biden Administration. He joined the show from Washington to d…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Merz Meets Trump
It's become a rite of passage for world leaders: the Oval Office meeting with President Trump. Now, it's the turn of the relatively new Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz. Germany is the focal poi…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
In South Korea, a Pledge to Unite
"I will uphold the mission of fully overcoming the insurrection." Those are the words of new South Korean leader Lee Jae-myung, who promises to unite a divided nation. Journalist Ken Choi joins the s…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
More Fatal Attacks in Gaza
"Unconscionable." That's how the United Nations' Human Rights Chief describes fatal attacks on Palestinians trying to reach aid in Gaza. Chaos erupted at a distribution site in Rafah today, where Gaz…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Another Antisemitic Attack
What was meant to be a gathering to support Israeli hostages held by Hamas turned into a crime scene in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday when a man attacked Jewish attendees with Molotov cocktails and a m…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago