Michael Schmidt

New York Times reporter

Michael Schmidt appears in the following:

New Military Plan Will Allow Troops to Freeze Sperm and Eggs

Thursday, February 04, 2016

Under a new plan, Uncle Sam will foot the bill should active-duty troops choose to freeze their sperm or eggs. The move designed to entice young recruits and increase retention rates.

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First Batch of Clinton Emails Released

Thursday, May 21, 2015

The emails appear to contain "sensitive" but not classified information, and are largely from around the time of the attacks in Benghazi.

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After Video Surfaces, Officer Charged in the Murder of Walter Scott

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

On Saturday in North Charleston, South Carolina, white police officer Michael Slager shot and killed a black man named Walter Scott, who was apparently unarmed and running away.

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Al Qaeda and ISIS Unite in Paris Terror

Monday, January 12, 2015

The terrorist behind the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and other recent attacks in Paris included unlikely cooperation between Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

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Today's Highlights | April 10, 2014

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Also on Today's Show As President Barack Obama speaks at a conference commemorating the Civil Rights Act, we look at Obama's civil rights legacy...It turns out Russia was not totally ...

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Jeh Johnson & The Future of Homeland Security

Friday, October 18, 2013

This afternoon the president will likely nominate Jeh Johnson, a senior lawyer formerly with the Department of Defense, to lead the DHS. If confirmed, he will fill the seat of Janet N...

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Al Qaeda Goes Silent & Worries the U.S.

Monday, September 30, 2013

U.S. intelligence officials are less concerned with the leaks of Edward Snowden and more with a mysterious loss of signal in the monitoring of Al Qaeda. The terrorist group is now sud...

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Iraq After the Withdrawal

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

New York Times correspondent Michael Schmidt and Sam Dagher, Wall Street Journal reporter in Iraq, discuss the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq this month, the state of the country nine years after the invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein, sectarian violence, and their thoughts about the future of Iraq.

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Two Car Bomb Attacks Kill 27 in Iraq

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs in the city of Diwaniya today, in central Iraq, killing 27 people and wounding dozens of others. The attacks were targeted at police barriers outside governor Salim Hussein Alwan's compound, but he was not harmed. Though there's news this week that President Obama will soon lay out his plan for possibly withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, it's still murky as to how long U.S. troops will remain in Iraq, especially given this recent turn of events. Mike Schmidt, from our partner The New York Times, joins us live from Baghdad to discuss was happened and what this could mean for U.S. involvement in Iraq. 

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Who is Faisal Shahzad? Clues to Times Square Bomber's Past

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Fascinating details are emerging on Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistan-born, U.S. citizen who authorities say confessed on Tuesday to an attempted terror attack in New York City's Times Square. Michael Schmidt, reporter for our partner The New York Times, joins us with some insight into Shahzad's life.

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Times Square Surveillance Helps Investigation

Monday, May 03, 2010

Investigators are analyzing surveillance tapes from Times Square to try to identify one man who was acting strangely near the site of the attempted bomb. Cameras are almost everywhere in Times Square and we speak to The New York Times' Michael Schmidt about security and surveillance in the wake of the incident. 

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Limits

Monday, April 05, 2010

A journey to the edge of human limits -- from a bike race that makes the Tour de France look like child’s play, to a mind-stretching memory competition.

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Baseball union facing tough questions in wake of A-Rod steroid scandal

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Alex Rodriguez broke the hearts of fans and delighted his detractors when he admitted this week that he took performance enhancing drugs during his years as a Texas Ranger. While fans...

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