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Climate change activists had planned three days of protests and other events for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. But with the coronavirus pandemic, they will be virtual.

As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prepares for her trip to the Middle East, host Debbie Elliot talks with Richard Murphy about U.S. diplomacy efforts in the region. Murphy served under both Democratic and Republican presidents and is a former ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Seema Sirohi – a columnist for The Economic Times – about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US this week.

Egypt is divided after Wednesday's military coup forced out President Mohamed Morsi. Cairo-based journalist Ashraf Khalil, an Egyptian-American and a contributor to Time magazine, tells Renee Montagne that the Muslim Brotherhood party has threatened violence and that the threat is very real.

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Abby Maxman, President of Oxfam America, about her recent visit to meet internally displaced people in Lebanon amid ongoing war in the region.

President Trump says he is talking to top congressional leaders about gun control. He told reporters, "We will see where NRA will be but we need meaningful background checks."

The president of the United States went after an MSNBC anchor's looks and intellect on Twitter Thursday morning. It prompted immediate pushback even from elected officials of his own party.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., about Republican senators working to file legislation addressing police reform this week.

Iowa voters will start the process of deciding who the next president will be. But they'll do it in a way that can mystify outsiders — meeting in schools, gymnasiums and even neighbors' living rooms.

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a joint document after their summit in Singapore. Trump promised that denuclearization would come "very, very quickly."