Steve Inskeep appears in the following:
News Brief: Kabul Attack, Evacuations To Continue, Eviction Moratorium Ruling
Friday, August 27, 2021
The U.S. pledges to continue evacuations, despite an attack in Kabul. For President Biden, the attack is a major test of his Afghan strategy. The Supreme Court strikes down an eviction moratorium.
Helicopters Are Helping To Deliver Earthquake Aid To Haiti's Rural Areas
Thursday, August 26, 2021
The U.S. military is working with the U.S. Agency for International Development to deliver vitally needed aid to remote areas devastated by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
News Brief: Kabul Security Threats, Haiti's Quake Aid, Biden-Bennett Meeting
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Americans outside the gates of Kabul airport are warned to leave. Eleven days after an earthquake, aid reaches Haiti's rural areas. Israel's new prime minister meets with President Biden Thursday.
The U.S. Has 1 Week To Complete Its Evacuation Mission From Kabul
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
President Biden says he's determined to end the U.S. airlift by his Aug. 31 deadline. The Taliban are hardening their positions. They say Afghans will no longer be allowed to leave the country.
News Brief: Afghan Evacuations, Asylum-Seekers Ruling, House Passes Budget Plan
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Biden says Aug. 31 remains the deadline for the U.S. to leave Afghanistan. The Supreme Court orders the "Remain in Mexico" policy reinstated for asylum-seekers. A Democratic budget stalemate ends.
The Story Of How An Afghan Interpreter And His Family Escaped Afghanistan
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
An Afghan man who worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military was desperately trying to get out of the country. Here's how he and his family made it.
News Brief: Afghan Refugees, House Budget Stalemate, Origins Of COVID-19
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Afghan refugees are being flown for processing in Bahrain, Germany and Qatar. Moderate Democrats threaten to withhold their vote on the budget. Biden gets an update on how COVID-19 may have began.
An Impasse In The House Threatens To Derail A Part Of Biden's Domestic Agenda
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
House Democratic leaders aim to get President Biden's multi-trillion-dollar budget plan over a key hurdle. Voting came to a standstill Monday night as negotiations continue with moderate lawmakers.
Commercial Airlines Will Help In The Evacuation Of People From Afghanistan
Monday, August 23, 2021
As the Biden administration looks for ways to speed up the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan, the Defense Department has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
News Brief: Gunfire At Kabul Airport, Afghanistan Evacuations, COVID Surge
Monday, August 23, 2021
There's been a firefight at the northern gate at the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul. President Biden insists evacuations are picking up speed. New COVID-19 cases hit a high on Friday.
The Taliban's Return Complicates Prisoner Releases At Guantanamo Bay
Monday, August 23, 2021
Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence muddles U.S. efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, due to fears that if prisoners are released, they'll return to the battlefield.
News Brief: Latest On Afghanistan, Texas Voting Bill, Alabama's COVID Surge
Friday, August 20, 2021
The Biden administration has a warning about what could come next in Afghanistan. A political standoff in Texas is over. Doctors in Alabama say they're exhausted by a crisis that was preventable.
Trial Prosecutors Say R. Kelly Used His Fame To Target Girls For Exploitation
Thursday, August 19, 2021
A federal trial involving disgraced singer R. Kelly has begun in a Brooklyn courtroom. The charges against Kelly include sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, kidnapping and racketeering.
At A Local Hospital In Haiti's Hard-Hit Southwest The Injured Continue To Arrive
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Relief supplies are reaching the quake zone, but slowly. Health care workers are exhausted, some at their jobs 24 hours a day as Haiti struggles to care for those affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake.
News Brief: Biden Defends Afghan Withdrawal, Booster Shot, Aid For Haiti
Thursday, August 19, 2021
President Biden reiterates his defense of the Afghan withdrawal. Millions of Americans will soon be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Earthquake aid is reaching Haiti but it's slow going.
Evaluating The Examples Of The Ways The Taliban Say They've Changed
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
The Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan. What does it mean for the Afghan people? In the 90s, when last they ruled, it was a brutal, utterly ruthless regime that terrorized its people.
News Brief: Taliban's Charm Offensive, Airport Evacuations, R. Kelly Trial
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
The Taliban try to convince the world they've changed. For thousands trying to get out of Afghanistan, the focus is on the airport. Opening statements will begin in the criminal trial of R. Kelly.
A Mission To Give Afghans Democracy Became A Bid To Repair America's Own
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The United States inadvertently took on a mission to democratize Afghanistan and instead undermined democracy at home, as unpopular wars tend to do.
News Brief: Fla. Schools Debate Masks, Jobless Data, Belarusian Athlete's Story
Friday, August 06, 2021
Florida's school districts consider whether to require masks. The latest data on a recovering job market is released Friday. A sprinter from Belarus, who fled the Olympics, is now in Poland.
An Olympic Sprinter From Belarus Who Fled To Poland Tells Her Story
Friday, August 06, 2021
The athlete from Belarus who fled to Poland after a dispute with her coaches at the Tokyo Olympics has been explaining why she decided not to return home.