Inside Russia’s Crackdown on Dissent

As the general midterm elections begin, we take a look at where things stand. A new Times/Siena poll suggests that Democrats have a real shot at winning control of both chambers of Congress. But serious obstacles stand in their way, including a financial disadvantage.The New York ...  Show more

For the past few months, you’ve probably been hearing about the turbulence in the bond market.Today, Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, explains what has been happening, and why it matters.Guest: Ben Casselman, the chief economics corresponde ...  Show more

Media consumers in Russia are losing ways to learn about what's happening in Ukraine. Russia has shut down most independent media and passed a new law criminalizing reporting on the war.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsors ...  Show more

Brian Stelter reports on a new Russian law that may make legitimate reporting a crime. Robert Mahoney, Julia Ioffe and Thomas Friedman analyze Putin's crackdown on the press. Jim Sciutto explains the challenges in confirming information from the battleground. An executive from Fa ...  Show more

Under laws that Russia brought in following the beginning of the invasion in Ukraine, a Moscow-based councillor has become the first person to be jailed for speaking out. The BBC’s Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse joins Victoria for presenting duties, and they take stock of ...  Show more

Life inside a detention centre. We hear from Anna Vorosheva, about what it was like when she was held in a Russian detention centre in Eastern Ukraine. Victoria, Vitaly and the BBC’s Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse, discuss the details of the explosion at a military airfi ...  Show more