Morning Edition
Every weekday for over three decades, Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse.
Episodes
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Candidates in House and Senate races are making their final pitches to voters
Regardless of who wins the presidential election, they require a Congress to advance their agenda. How are candidates for the House and Senate making their final pitches to voters?
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Meet the conservative women who are keeping their votes for Kamala Harris a secret
Polls show a historic gender gap in the 2024 election. Democrats are reminding conservative women: votes are a secret and they can vote for who they want, including Vice President Harris.
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Ukrainians worry about results of the U.S. presidential election
Much of the world is following the U.S. presidential election, but probably nowhere more closely than in Ukraine. Ukrainians worry what a change in the White House would mean for their survival.
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Presidential candidates embark on a final day of campaigning
With Tuesday being Election Day, it's the last leg of the presidential campaign. The candidates have been racing around the swing states.
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Legendary record producer and musician Quincy Jones dies at 91
The celebrated music producer, arranger and composer's career spanned seven decades. Jones was the production whiz behind Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
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Some worry violence or civil unrest will happen in the days after the election
Military experts are preparing for possible election violence or unrest with tabletop simulations. We talk to a retired general about what this exercise revealed.
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Ahead of the election, Labor Department reports on the strength of the job market
Voters consistently say the economy in a top issue in this year’s presidential contest. And with just a few days of voting left, the U.S economy appears to be in good shape.
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Why Prague is banning businesses from hosting pub crawls after 10 p.m.
Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, is famous for its cheap beer. But that comes at a different price: large groups of inebriated tourists are causing headaches for some of the locals.
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The election offers Americans 2 different ideas of presidential powers
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center, about how the future president could employ unitary theory, which gives the executive branch nearly unbridled power.
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‘How it will end is how it will end,’ but The Cure isn’t over, yet
The Cure's first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World, is thematically dark, but sonically rich and inviting. Still, though, Robert Smith says there's so much more to come.
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Why a doctor had to figure out a way to prescribe electricity
Patients who use electricity for a medical device or a health condition, sometimes struggle to pay higher utility bills. In Boston, solar panels and a prescription for electricity is helping.
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Local border sheriffs push back on Trump's promise of mass migrant deportations
Donald Trump says he would use local law enforcement to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. This tactic is unpopular with many sheriffs in border counties.
