100-Day Spotlight

Annie-Marie Slaughter speaks at an event at the Harris Public Policy Center at the University of Chicago. (Courtesy Harris Public Policy Center)

A Big Call To Re-Connect With The Global Order

A grand new counter trend strategy for global order. Big foreign policy thinker Anne-Marie Slaughter says embrace connections not borders.

On Point

46:24Apr 24, 2017

A worker cleans a sign outside the Fox television studios, where a poster of Bill O'Reilly has been removed, in New York.
(Richard Drew/AP)

Week In The News: Bill O’Reilly Out, Georgia Runoff, Turkish Vote

A wrong-way Armada and tough talk on North Korea. Georgia runoff. Bill O’Reilly’s future. Turkey’s more powerful president. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

On Point

46:37Apr 21, 2017

Protesters march past the Trump International Hotel, backround left, and the Internal Revenue Services building, right, during a Tax Day demonstration in Washington, Saturday, April 15, 2017, calling on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

Tax Day Protests, Tax Plan Progress

On Tax Day, we’ll look at what a Trump tax overhaul could look like for the country and for you.

On Point

47:12Apr 18, 2017

U.S. Army soldiers work on a tank during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

Checking Global Tensions As Conflict Inches Closer

War watch. We look at rising tensions and the U.S. presence in Syria, Afghanistan and on the Korean peninsula.

On Point

47:47Apr 17, 2017

This undated photo provided by Eglin Air Force Base shows a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast weapon, the U.S. military's largest non-nuclear bomb, which contains 11 tons of explosives. The Pentagon said U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped a GBU-43B on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. (Eglin Air Force Base/AP)

Week In The News: Afghan Bomb, United Scandal, Spicer Blunder

Tillerson face-to-face with Putin. Sean Spicer’s Hitler blunder. Turbulent times for United Airlines. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

On Point

47:32Apr 14, 2017

White House chief strategist Steve Bannon steps off Air Force One as he arrives Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Political Upheaval, By Design

President Trump’s top advisor Steve Bannon is a big fan of the book “The Fourth Turning” and its dark message of political upheaval. We’ll check it out.

On Point

47:39Apr 11, 2017

In this image provided by the White House, President Donald Trump receives a briefing on the Syria military strike from his National Security team after the strike at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (White House via AP)

Syrian Conflict Underlines Russian-American Divide

Fresh tensions as Secretary of State Tillerson readies to visit Moscow –from the Syria strikes to the investigations into Trump’s Russia ties. Where is this relationship headed?

On Point

47:32Apr 10, 2017

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) launches a tomahawk land attack missile in the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, April 7, 2017. (U.S. Navy/AP)

Week In The News: Trump Meets Xi, Nuclear Senate, Syrian Attack

Trump launches an attack on Syria. Our nuclear Senate. Bannon bumped. Our weekly news round table goes behind the headlines.

On Point

46:56Apr 7, 2017

Nikki Haley, United States' Ambassador United Nations, shows pictures of Syrian victims of chemical attacks as she addresses a meeting of the Security Council on Syria at U.N. headquarters. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

Syrian Chemical Attacks Draw U.S. Threats

The attacks in Syria, and the U.S. threat – in the U.N. – to act.

On Point

47:12Apr 6, 2017

This combination of file photos show U.S. President Donald Trump, right, in a meeting at the White House in Washington, on March 31, 2017, and China's President Xi Jinping in a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Dec. 1, 2016. (AP)

International Order On The Line For Trump-Xi Meeting

President Trump has predicted a “very difficult” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. We’ll unpack what’s on the table and at stake for both countries.

On Point

46:56Apr 5, 2017

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a key member and founder of the conservative Freedom Caucus, arrives for a TV interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The President, The Freedom Caucus And The Democrats

President Trump takes on the Freedom Caucus. Will he work with Democrats instead? Should Democrats work with him?

On Point

46:57Apr 3, 2017

President Donald Trump signs an Energy Independence Executive Order, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at EPA headquarters in Washington. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Week In The News: Brexit Begins, Clean Power Plan Ends, Russia Probe Intrigue

The Senate own Russia probe. Trump and Coal. Sanctuary cities on notice. Brexit gets real. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

On Point

47:04Mar 31, 2017

In this file photo, Edison Dardar, an American Indian, tosses a cast net for shrimp on the edge of Pointe- aux-Chenes wildlife management area, in Isle de Jean Charles, La. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

Climate Change Threats, Managed Retreats

As President Trump dismantles climate change protections, some coastal communities are now planning a “managed retreat” from sea rise. We’ll look at what that means.