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We take a look at where things stand with President Trump's tax and spending bill, now before the Senate, as well as the effort to block the president from taking further military action against Iran.
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, ...
On Winged Victory, songwriter Willi Carlisle weaves between the absurd and the sentimental. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ...
July 2, 2025; Washington, D.C. – The Museum of Broadcast Communications has named Scott Simon a 2025 Radio Hall of Fame Inductee. He is part of a class of ten inductees representing current and ...
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 ...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Israel and Iran are in their second week of war. At least 430 civilians have been killed in Iran, according to the country's health ministry.
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Mehrzad Boroujerdi, with Missouri University of Science and Technology, about potential regime change in Iran as an objective of Israel's attacks on the country.
That's one of the holidays he likes. SIMON: So far, the most outspoken opposition to the idea of U.S. forces striking the Iranian nuclear program are within the president's own political movement.
NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about the first week of Wimbledon, soccer's Gold Cup final between the U.S. and Mexico, and Joey Chestnut's return to the hot-dog-eating big stage.