A file photo from April 30, 2014, shows then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel attending the parliamentary election campaign program for Hesse State, at the Frankfurt’s Kap European Congress Center in Frankfurt, Germany. Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu hide caption toggle caption Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu There are few world leaders who can claim to have worked closely with four U.S. presidents.
NPR’s Scott Simon asks Ronan Farrow about his new HBO documentary, “Surveilled,” which looks at the increasing use of spyware.
Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai took the stand this week. He faces charges in connection with the 2019 anti-government protests in the region. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with his son, Sebastien Lai.
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie speaks with A Martinez about the city’s top issues and his plans to curb homelessness.
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator-elect Adam Schiff of California about Trump’s election victory and what Democrats should do before he takes office.
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to Lynn Whitfield about road trips and playing the commanding mother in her new movie, “Albany Road.”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends the Bundestag’s Committee of Inquiry into Afghanistan, in Berlin Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. Michael Kappeler/AP/DPA hide caption toggle caption Michael Kappeler/AP/DPA BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western power
Nine months after U2 wrapped its 40-date residency at Sphere, the veteran Irish rock band is back at the dome-shaped venue just off the Las Vegas Strip. Well, sort of. “V-U2” is a new concert movie that documents the group’s high-tech “U2:UV” show, in which singer Bono, guitarist the Edge, bassist Adam Clayton and drummer
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with Republican strategist Scott Jennings about Republican leadership in in the U.S. Senate and House.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks with NPR’s Michel Martin about his new book “The ABCs of Democracy,” and Democrats’ outlook following the 2024 election.