Calls it a big, beautiful bill, but President Trump's fellow Republicans blocked it yesterday in the House. NPR's Ron Elving joins us now. Ron, thanks so much for being with us. RON ELVING, BYLINE: ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Eurasia Group's Firas Maksad about President Trump's visit to the Middle East and his administration's shifting priorities in the region.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Guenther of the Florida Tomato Exchange about new efforts to limit the import of Mexican tomatoes to the U.S.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Twin Cities Pride Executive Director Andi Otto about partnering with corporations amid efforts to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

It's been nearly two months since President Trump silenced Voice of America. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Jay Sophalkalyan, who says the broadcasts were a lifeline when he was growing up in Cambodia.

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported ...

RON ELVING, BYLINE: Good to be with you, Scott. SIMON: President said online ... some of its overseas adventures - Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan. SIMON: Revelations continue from books detailing ...

FIRAS MAKSAD: Pleasure to be with you, Scott. SIMON: Massive gifts and investments ... conflicts, Gaza, Iraq, Afghanistan, so on, so forth. But the geoeconomics of things is very important ...

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters ... from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, ...