RT America -- May 12, 2017

Chelsea Manning’s first day of freedom set for May 17
Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is set to be released from prison next week. She has been in custody since 2010, subjected to conditions that the United Nations described as “cruel” and denied treatment for gender dysphoria. Before leaving office, President Barack Obama commuted her 35-year sentence. RT America’s Anya Parampil reports.

Regime change rebranded? What ‘stabilizing’ missions mean in Syria
Is President Donald Trump's use of “stabilizing” is code for nation-building? Investigative journalist Gareth Porter joins RT's Manila Chan to discuss Trump's aims abroad amid his increasingly hawkish rhetoric at home.