Todd Zwillich

Interim Host and Takeaway Washington Correspondent

Todd Zwillich appears in the following:

U.S. Presence in Niger Exposed After Militant Firefight

Friday, March 16, 2018

This week, the Pentagon publicly acknowledged for the first time that American soldiers operating in Niger were involved in a gunfight with ISIS-aligned militants in December. 

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Reporters Investigating Rohingya Crisis Arrested Under "Official Secrets Act"

Friday, March 16, 2018

After being arrested last December while investigating crimes against the Rohingya in Myanmar, two reporters from Reuters have been languishing in detention while awaiting trial.

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"Caught" Exposes Juvenile Injustice

Friday, March 16, 2018

How does a child caught up in the juvenile justice system stand a chance to succeed after being branded a 'criminal?'

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Streaming Now: Witness Testimony in Federal Court

Thursday, March 15, 2018

A convicted terrorist, a prolonged appeal, an investigation spanning continents. How Hamid Hayat's case is testing the reach of the American justice system.

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U.K. Expels Russian Diplomats After Nerve Gas Attack

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Why has Britain's response to the attempted assassination of Russian double agent Sergei Skripal appeared so tentative?

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How Did California Wildfires Wreak So Much Havoc?

Thursday, March 15, 2018

California under siege: how evacuation delays and communication breakdowns exacerbated a natural disaster that struck the heart of California's North Bay area.

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Parkland Shooting Gives Rise To National Student Movement

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A national movement is brewing. After the slaughter in Parkland, Fla., students nationwide are taking to the streets to demand action. We speak with three student-organizers.

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Legendary Physicist Stephen Hawking Dead at 76

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Cosmology's most famous scholar, Stephen Hawking, passed away at the age of 76. His analysis of celestial bodies radiated across the fields of mathematics, physics, and philosophy.

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How Has Betsy DeVos Reshaped the Department of Education?

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A year after Mike Pence broke a tie in the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, we take a look at how the Dep't of Education has changed under her leadership.

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Longtime Trump Aide Escorted off White House Premises

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

John McEntee, personal assistant to the president, was fired and removed from the White House grounds on Monday. Now he's on Trump's re-election campaign.

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Tillerson's Ouster: With Pompeo, Putin Gets Russia-Friendly Sec. of State

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Chief Mike Pompeo.

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Infighting Follows as Major Western Reservoir Runs Dry

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Lake Mead is the main source of water for about 20 million people in Arizona, California, and Nevada. But currently, the man-made lake in Nevada gives out more water than it takes in.

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Overlooked: The Woman Who Brought Tennis to America

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The woman who introduced tennis to the U.S. never got an obituary in The New York Times. We hear her story.

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Dodd-Frank on Life Support? Congress Attempts Major Rollbacks

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

A decade after the 2008 financial crisis, there could be changes to major regulatory policy designed to prevent another crisis from happening.

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Suspicious Bombs Rattle Austin Residents

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Three separate explosions from suspicious packages have residents of Austin, Texas, on edge. Are the cases related? And what are authorities doing to find the perpetrator?

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Day Zero Looms: Cape Town Will Soon Run Out of Water

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Some four million residents of Cape Town, South Africa may soon face "Day Zero" —  the day the city is expected to run out of water.

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Innocent Civilians Killed and Denied Aid Under Syrian Air Strikes

Monday, March 12, 2018

Residents have been subjected to a fierce, ongoing aerial strikes and ground fighting, and have been denied healthcare as hospitals, clinics, and ambulances have been repeatedly bombed. 

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Cold War Vets Exposed to Dangerous Experiments Still Wait For Recognition, Treatment

Monday, March 12, 2018

Some 7,000 Army soldiers were exposed to dangerous chemicals during top secret experiments at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland during the Cold War. 

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Pennsylvania Special Election Is a Litmus Test for Midterms

Monday, March 12, 2018

The 18th district, in the heart of steel country, has been a longtime Republican stronghold. But the issue of tariffs, which both candidates support, could play into the final vote.

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Russian Spy Poisoning: How the U.K. May Respond

Monday, March 12, 2018

Former Russian spy Sergei V. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were victims of a poison attack in the United Kingdom that has investigators looking to Moscow for answers.

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