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The RNC Versus CNN and NBC

In 2011 and 2012, television viewers were given the opportunity to watch over a dozen GOP presidential hopefuls in over 20 debates. But in the 2016 election season, TV viewers may be seeing a lot less of the candidates and the debates. That’s because the Republican National Committee voted unanimously last Friday to pull their […]

Hillary Clinton’s Legacy: Ambassador to the World?

Egypt to Keep Peace Treaty, but Anti-Israeli Pressure Remains

Arts, Culture & Media

Secretary of State Clinton Announces Easing of Sanctions in Myanmar

Top of the Hour: Clinton Travels to Libya, Headlines

My America: Kirsten Gillibrand

In honor of July 4th next week we’ll be kicking off a new series called “My America.”   All week long, we’ll be talking with influential Americans about what patriotism and America means to them.    To give you a taste of what’s ahead, we’re speaking today with the junior senator from the state of New […]

The World

This Week’s Agenda

Global Politics

It’s Monday, and The Takeaway is handing out a road map to this week’s top stories. Our guides are Martin Plaut, the BBC’s Africa editor, and Chris Hayes, The Nation’s Washington DC editor and a fellow at the New America Foundation.

The World

Hillary Clinton takes Tokyo on the eve of Asian tour

Global Politics

In her first overseas trip as Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would be looking to Asia to help tackle global problems. The BBC’s State Department Correspondent, Kim Ghattas, is traveling with Clinton and she joins us now from Tokyo.

Diplomatic Pressure Tries to Force Gaddafi to Quit

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Geneva this morning meeting with the United Nations Human Rights council to coordinate a new effort to force Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi to step down. Clinton said the U.S. would “offer any kind of assistance” the rebels need. The BBC’s State Department correspondent Kim Ghattas  has been […]