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Here’s what is in the Senate’s new Russia sanctions
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: As we reported earlier in the program, the Senate today overwhelmingly passed new sanctions against Iran. But a key amendment makes that bill even...
View ArticleTRussia Daily; Amazon Buys Whole Foods; Trump Sanctions Cuba; Arundhati Roy
Coming up on today's show:Michael Isikoff, chief investigative correspondent at Yahoo News, talks about the latest on the investigations into the Trump campaign and Russia.Amazon is buying Whole Foods...
View ArticleDo Sanctions Work?
Last week President Trump announced he would not lift sanctions on Cuba, rolling back parts of former President Barack Obama’s historic opening to Havana. In the same week the U.S. Senate approved a...
View ArticleIt looks like Donald Trump Jr TRIED to collude with the Russians
Is it still just smoke? Or is there a fire?
View ArticleWhite House Pushes Hard-Line on Iran After Extending Nuclear Deal
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. On March 21, 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC): "My number one priority is to...
View ArticleThe Shape-Shifting Russia Saga, The Indiana Jones of the Art World,...
Coming up on today's show: On Saturday, Congress came to an agreement on new sanctions against Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The sanctions are relatively straightforward, but the bill also constrains...
View ArticleTRussia Today: Kushner Says, "I Did Not Collude"
Monday morning, Jared Kushner released a prepared statement saying that he was unaware of what was on the agenda in a meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information about...
View ArticleCongress Sends a Message to Trump: 'You're on the Wrong Track With Russia'
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. On Saturday, Congress came to an agreement on a piece of legislation that will raise new sanctions against Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The...
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Why Moscow’s retaliation for U.S. sanctions is a major escalation
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: The government of Russia announced today that the U.S. would need to drastically reduce the number of its officials working in Russia, and could no...
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News Wrap: North Korean missile flies further, higher than last launch
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: In the day’s other news: North Korea launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile that flew higher and farther than its first attempts earlier...
View ArticlePutin Retaliates Against U.S. Sanctions with Major Embassy Cuts
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. Both the House and the Senate have passed legislation that would increase sanctions on Russia, tightening restrictions on the country's oil...
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Putin’s retaliation for sanctions echoes Cold War tit-for-tat
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioWILLIAM BRANGHAM: Yesterday brought another low point between the United States and Russia, as Vladimir Putin elaborated on his demand that the U.S. reduce its staff in...
View ArticleWill U.S. sanctions affect turmoil in Venezuela?
The post Will U.S. sanctions affect turmoil in Venezuela? appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
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What are economic sanctions?
File photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/ReutersFor many foreign policymakers, economic sanctions have become the tool of choice to respond to major geopolitical challenges, from counterterrorism to conflict...
View ArticleClock Ticks as U.N. Passes Harsh Sanctions Against North Korea
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. On Saturday, the United Nations Security Council, whose members include the United States, China, and Russia, voted unanimously to approve new...
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New U.N. sanctions trigger sharp warning from North Korea
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: North Korea had tough talk today for the United States, following the weekend adoption of new sanctions by the United Nations. The new measures target...
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New U.S. penalties against 8 more people over Venezuela crisis
A demonstrator walks past a roadblock at a rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas, Venezuela August 8, 2017. Photo by Marco Bello/ReutersWASHINGTON — The United...
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Why the U.S. imposed sanctions on Venezuela
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks at a news briefing at the White House, where he announced new sanctions against Venezuela, on Aug. 25. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ReutersPresident Donald Trump...
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U.S. shutters Russian consulate in San Francisco in retaliation against...
FILE PHOTO – U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. Photo By Carlos...
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U.S. considers trade sanctions over North Korea
Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ReutersTOKYO — President Donald Trump says the United States is considering halting trade with “any country doing business with North Korea.”Trump said on Twitter Sunday that...
View ArticleThe United States And Iran
The United States and Iran confront each other in Yemen and the Gulf, while the longtime enemies act as uncomfortable allies against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Meanwhile, President Trump faces a crucial...
View ArticleThe Death of Sergei Magnitsky (with Bill Browder)
Days after Vladimir Putin got Bill Browder's US visa revoked and his name placed on Interpol's international watch list, Preet reaches Browder at his office in London. They discuss the massive...
View ArticleJohn Hockenberry and Our #MeToo Moment; Monday Morning Politics; The Moral...
Coming up on today's show:Suki Kim, writer and the author of Without You,There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite (Broadway Books, 2015), and WNYC reporter Ilya Marritz talk...
View ArticleThe Art of Sanctions
Drawing on his experience as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran from August 2013 to December 2014, Richard Nephew, senior research scholar and program director at the...
View ArticleCountries Worldwide Expel Russian Diplomats in Show of Unity
On Monday, President Trump ordered 60 Russian nationals expelled from the United States, as well as the closing of a Russian consulate in Seattle, in a belated act of solidarity with the U.K. All eyes...
View ArticleEverything Trump Touches ...Leads to Narrow GOP Victories and SPACE FORCE
In Tuesday’s elections, Republicans appear to have held onto an Ohio House seat by the skin of their teeth. It shouldn’t have been that hard.
View ArticleEverything Trump Touches ...Leads to Narrow GOP Victories and SPACE FORCE
In Tuesday’s elections, Republicans appear to have held onto an Ohio House seat by the skin of their teeth. It shouldn’t have been that hard.
View ArticleEverything Trump Touches ...Leads to Narrow GOP Victories and SPACE FORCE
In Tuesday’s elections, Republicans appear to have held onto an Ohio House seat by the skin of their teeth. It shouldn’t have been that hard.
View ArticleCubans are Migrating to the U.S. After Sanctions Leave Them Scrambling for Food
Waiting in line for hours to buy basic food has become a daily ritual for Cubans. The island’s economic stability that was once sustained by cheap Venezuelan oil was already shaken before the U.S....
View ArticleVenezuela Hit with More U.S. Sanctions as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens
This week, President Trump signed an executive order ratcheting up sanctions against Nikolas Maduro’s government in Venezuela. On Tuesday, National Security Advisor John Bolton was at a summit in Lima,...
View ArticleUnprecedented Violence and Hundreds Dead in Iran's Protests
In Iran, a hike in gas prices has sparked the deadliest protests the country has seen since the Islamic revolution in the 70s. According to Iranian officials, at least 180 people were killed in a...
View ArticleRobin Wright on the Eruption of Violence in Iran
In November, Iran announced new fuel rationing and price hikes, just at a time when U.S. sanctions are crippling the economy and especially the middle class. Protests broke out immediately, and the...
View ArticleRobin Wright on the Eruption of Violence in Iran
In November, Iran announced new fuel rationing and price hikes, just at a time when U.S. sanctions are crippling the economy and especially the middle class. Protests broke out immediately, and the...
View ArticleFollow The (Lack of) Money
In addition to arrests, investigations, impeachment, social media de-platforming, and general opprobrium, there have been financial costs for those responsible for the January 6th riot. Corporations...
View ArticleWhat the Relationship Between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Looks Like Under the...
In 2018, the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi sent shockwaves across the world. The U.S.-based journalist was a critic of the government of Saudi Arabia who was visiting the Saudi consulate in Turkey...
View ArticleThe Efficacy and Expectations of Economic Sanctions in Russia
In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea illegally and threatened to invade eastern Ukraine. Sanctions imposed by the European Union, Canada, the United States and Western allies prevented Russia from further...
View ArticleRe-examining Russian Oligarchs and NYC Real Estate
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine connects the dots between oligarchs who own ultra high-end real estate in the city and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, plus (as the former chair of the NYC Council...
View ArticleDavid Remnick: Sanctions Might Actually Work This Time
Economic sanctions don't always work. We hear from one long-term Russia-watcher why he thinks the latest sanctions placed on Russia could help end the conflict. On Today's Show:David Remnick, editor of...
View ArticleUkrainian Refugees; NYC History Quiz; When Economic Sanctions Work; Local...
On today's show:So far over one million refugees have left Ukraine since Russia invaded just over one week ago. David Miliband, president and chief executive officer of the International Rescue...
View ArticleDo Sanctions Ever Work?
Heather Hurlburt, director for New Models of Policy Change at New America Foundation, discusses some historical examples of when sanctions have proven to be effective and how the current sanctions...
View ArticleThe West Wages Economic War on Russia
Facing enormous pressure to respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine but fearing the consequences of a hot war between Russia and the West, the European Union, the United States, and several other...
View ArticleAn Actual Plan For Ending The War In Ukraine
Its been 15 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. What does the global community's roadmap to de-escalation? On Today's Show:Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many...
View ArticleCan The Russia Oil Embargo Help Get Us Off Fossil Fuel?
Last week, amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States announced it was banning all imports of Russian oil and gas.On Today's Show:Bill McKibben, educator, environmentalist, and...
View ArticleMayor Adams: Some Filming of NYPD ‘Won’t Be Tolerated'
This week Mayor Adams said bystanders witnessing police interactions should stop filming cops at close range. Dean Meminger, reporter and anchor for NY1 covering crime, talks about this week's NYPD...
View ArticlePreet Bharara: 'Banned by Putin, Fired By Trump'
Pressing issues like accountability for the Jan. 6 insurrection, and sanctions against Russia sit at the intersection of politics and the law.On Today's Show:Preet Bharara, Former United States...
View ArticleThe Case Against A Gasoline Tax Holiday
With Russian sanctions impacting the global price of oil, we look at what it means for drivers in the US, and why one idea to ease the burden, might not be a good idea.On Today's Show:Peter Coy, New...
View ArticleAfghanistan Update: Girls' Schooling and International Pressure
Karen DeYoung, Washington Post associate editor and senior national security correspondent, talks about the latest in Afghanistan, including girls' education and the economic impact of frozen bank assets.
View ArticlePutin hosts Erdoğan for trade talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi on Friday. It comes after a Russian proposal, leaked by Ukrainian intelligence,...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: Jimmy Carter Reflects on China and on Human Rights
Just over a week ago, the Carter Center announced that Jimmy Carter had entered hospice care. To conclude our series of excerpts from interviews with the former president on The Brian Lehrer Show...
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