Rob Schmitz
Stories
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A new podcast traces how state lotteries became big business
"Scratch and Win" is a new WGBH News podcast about how a bunch of Massachusetts state bureaucrats set out to beat the mob at its own game — and ended up creating a $100 billion dollar obsession.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa condemns President Trump's treatment of Zelenskyy
Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa expresses fear and distaste at how Trump treats Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Europe considers a major defense spending package as Trump signals disengagement
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed an $840 billion plan to build up the bloc's defense, as President Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine.
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The changes that lie ahead for Germany after Sunday's election
German voters gave the far-right AfD party second place in elections, which will make the Christian Democrat Party's Friedrich Merz the next chancellor.
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Friedrich Merz's center-right opposition wins in German election
Results from the election in Germany indicate that Friedrich Merz's center-right Christian Democrats will be able to form a new government with only one coalition partner.
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Center-right candidate Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor
After Germans voted on Sunday, the center-right Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor.
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Germany votes for a new government with the alt-right on the rise
Germany goes to the polls in an election dominated by talk of the rise of the far right. Also on voters' minds are the economy, immigration, and relations with Donald Trump.
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Friedrich Merz may become the next German chancellor. But who is he?
Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor.
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Many German voters will have defense policy on their minds at the polls on Sunday
Germany's federal elections are on Sunday. With Trump calling to end the war in Ukraine and for Europe to boost defense spending, many voters worry their country hasn't done enough to defend itself.
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Ukraine is a big topic at Munich Security Conference
Top U.S. officials are in Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference, where the war in Ukraine is a major topic of discussion.
