Todd Zwillich

Interim Host and Takeaway Washington Correspondent

Todd Zwillich appears in the following:

"The mayor goes down with his ship."

Friday, September 08, 2017

Miami Beach could be hit hard by Hurricane Irma. But Philip Stoddard, mayor of South Miami, says he has no plans to evacuate. "The mayor goes down with his ship," he says.

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Florida Braces for Irma's Impact

Friday, September 08, 2017

As Hurricane Irma enters the mainland U.S., Floridians are preparing for one of the biggest hurricanes in years. 

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HIV Criminalization Laws Not Keeping Pace With Research, Treatment

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Recent studies suggest that HIV criminalization laws are not in sync with how the disease is treated in America and around the world.

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FEMA is Stretched to the Limits

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Facing back-to-back hurricanes in the east and south, and massive wildfires in the west, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is addressing multiple disasters. 

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Rural American South Struggles to Address HIV

Thursday, September 07, 2017

While we’ve come along way since the early 1980s in treating and preventing HIV, access to quality care and information varies drastically depending on where you live.

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Irma Heads to Florida After Ravaging the Caribbean

Thursday, September 07, 2017

Hurricane Irma is one of the strongest storms the Atlantic has ever seen, and it comes merely days after the southern U.S. saw the brutality of Hurricane Harvey.

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Mueller's Team Forges New Alliances in Trump Investigation

Thursday, September 07, 2017

While most of the country is watching coverage of hurricanes, potentially the biggest story in Washington still churns in the background.

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FEMA is Stretched to the Limits

Thursday, September 07, 2017

After Hurricane Harvey, is FEMA prepared for back-to-back disasters? The Takeaway explores that question, plus a look at the Trump-Russia investigation, HIV in America, and much more.

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Corruption Trial Begins for Democratic Senator

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

For the first time in 36 years, a sitting U.S. senator finds himself facing a federal bribery trial: New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez's public corruption trial begins today. 

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Japan Prepares for North Korean Conflict

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

As tensions continue to rise between North Korea and the United States, Japan is being put on high alert.

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Puerto Rico Faces Another Crisis: Hurricane Irma

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

While Puerto Ricans have experienced major storms in the past, there are concerns about recovering in the hurricane’s aftermath, particularly as the island's economic crisis drags on.

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Making Sense of Uncertainty: What DACA Recipients Need to Know

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

With the Trump Administration's reversal, many DACA recipients are unsure what the future holds. The director at the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Penn State Law explains.

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Behind the Curtain of North Korea

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

To understand the latest from North Korea, we turn to one of the only journalist who has gone undercover in the country. 

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Salman Rushdie Abandons Fantasy in His New Novel

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Author Salman Rushdie says his latest work, "The Golden House," was crafted for "this very strange moment where reality itself seems to be under attack."

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Salman Rushdie Abandons Fantasy in His New Novel

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Author Salman Rushdie says his latest work, "The Golden House," was crafted for "this very strange moment where reality itself seems to be under attack."

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Announcement on DACA Made Today

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

The White House today announced plans to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has protected nearly 800,000 undocumented youth. 

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Dreams up in the Air for DACA Recipient

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Ciriac Alvarez is one of the nearly 800,000 people protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. 

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The Limits of Empathy

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Americans have donated their time and money to helping victims of Hurricane Harvey. But does a crisis at home make us more sympathetic to human suffering abroad?  

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Global Warming's Role in Hurricane Harvey

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

A discussion with a climate scientist about Hurricane Harvey on what can and can't be attributed to global warming. 

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Thousands of Rohingyas Flee as Military Violence Worsens

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

In the past week, nearly 50,000 Rohingya Muslims have been on the run from violence, and nearly 20,000 of those are trapped in a no man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

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