Weekend Edition Sunday

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu amid questions over Gaza's future.

Congress created several organizations in 1980s to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. Human rights activists say the freeze is a gift to authoritarians like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

After a chaotic trade deadline involving some of the league's biggest stars, the NBA looks different than it did two weeks ago. The Athletic's Dave DuFour talks to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

"Micro dramas" became a billion-dollar industry in China during the pandemic. Now, they are becoming popular in the U.S., too.

As the Trump administration pushes the boundaries of executive authority, some state governors are pushing back.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Gigi Reece, Nora Cheng, and Penelope Lowenstein. They formed the band Horsegirl after meeting in the School of Rock. Their new album is "Phonetics On and On."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Christopher Andrews about his new thriller, set in rural Ireland, "Bring Them Down."

Students at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon are trying to bring more attention to one of the world's smaller and often overlooked plants with this year's seventh annual Moss Appreciation Week. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on February 14, 2025.)

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash what happens if the president flouts court orders. Prakash clerked for Assoc. Justice Clarence Thomas.

In Mexico, a country that loves a rags-to-riches story, a street sweeper with a golden voice has suddenly become a pop sensation.