Steve Inskeep appears in the following:
Gazans face growing crisis as a key border crossing remains closed
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Residents of the Gaza Strip struggle to find safe passage as conditions deteriorate and no aid is allowed in. Also, a Hamas spokesman says the group has no plans to release some 200 hostages.
India's supreme court has issued a ruling on same-sex marriage.
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
India's top court declines to grant recognition to same-sex marriages. It's a blow to hopes of India's LGBTQ+ community.
Morning news brief
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
President Biden will travel to Israel and Jordan as the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens. The House is set to vote Tuesday to elect a new speaker.
Israel tells northern Gaza to evacuate, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee
Monday, October 16, 2023
Israel's retaliation against Hamas for deadly attack on southern Israel has upended life for all of Gaza's 2.3 million residents. Bombardment by air and sea has killed more than 2,700 Palestinians.
Judge weighs imposing partial gag order against Trump after inflammatory posts
Monday, October 16, 2023
A federal judge holds a hearing Monday on the special counsel's request for a partial gag order on Donald Trump — arguing his remarks erode confidence in the courts and could bias potential jurors.
Morning news brief
Monday, October 16, 2023
Humanitarian crisis deepens as Israel-Hamas war continues. President Biden will ask Congress for more funding for Ukraine and Israel. Poland's right-wing government appears to be on its way out.
On the 4th day of the Israel-Hamas war, the view from the ground in Israel
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Israel ramps up its air strikes on the Gaza Strip as Hamas vows to kill Israeli hostages if Palestinian civilians are targeted.
McCarthy indicates he would serve again as House speaker if he could get the votes
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
House Republicans plan to hold a forum Tuesday to vet candidates for speaker of the House. A vote for speaker is set for Wednesday. How likely is that Kevin McCarthy could serve as speaker again?
Morning news brief
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Israel's military strikes back after Hamas' incursion into Israel. Several U.S. cities have seen marches in support of Palestinians. The House is paralyzed until Republicans can elect a new speaker.
A view from both sides: A closer look at the war between Israel and Hamas militants
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Israel amasses troops for a possible ground invasion of Gaza after the Hamas attack. Retaliatory air strikes on Gaza continue. At a crossroads in Israel, Israelis offer each other help and opinions.
Pro-Palestinian events across the U.S. trigger outrage from many politicians
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Pro-Palestinian events followed Hamas' incursion into Israel. But they were happening as images were televised and shared on social media of Israeli civilians being killed and kidnapped by Hamas.
Nobel Prize in economics goes to Harvard economist Claudia Goldin
Monday, October 09, 2023
Harvard University's Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel Prize in economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.
There is mixed reaction in the region to the fighting in Israel and the Gaza Strip
Monday, October 09, 2023
Hamas leaders have called for nearby countries to join them in a war against Israel. The response has been mixed.
A U.S. congressional delegation visits China — the first since 2019
Monday, October 09, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer held a rare one-on-one with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit by a bipartisan delegation represents political engagement absent during the pandemic.
Morning news brief
Monday, October 09, 2023
Hamas attack on Israel touches off an all-out war. How did Hamas militants plan and carry out such a large attack without advance warning? Series of quakes in Afghanistan kills over 2,000 people.
GOP candidates debate while Trump meets with autoworkers in Michigan
Thursday, September 28, 2023
After seven Republicans debated in California — with the GOP frontrunner conspicuously absent — primary presidential candidates are still trying to break through as Trump retains a hold on voters.
Morning news brief
Thursday, September 28, 2023
The GOP held its second presidential primary debate. With a possible government shutdown looming, House Republicans focus on impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh.
House GOP launches first public hearing on impeachment inquiry of President Biden
Thursday, September 28, 2023
With less than three days before a possible government shutdown, House Republicans will spend much of Thursday holding their first public hearing on the impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
The exodus from Azerbaijan's ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh continues
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Armenian officials are saying more than 65,000 people — roughly half the population — have fled after a swift Azerbaijani military offensive last week restored its control over the region.
The Supreme Court, once again, tells Alabama it needs a new congressional map
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
A U.S. Supreme Court order has signaled that more congressional voting districts where Black voters have a chance of electing their preferred candidate are coming to the South, including Alabama.