NPR's Rachel Martin asks Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat about President Trump's controversial decision to relocate the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The vote in Australia's House of Representatives follows passage in the Senate last week. The measure means that same-sex marriages in Australia could take place as soon as January.
Following sexual harassment allegations, Sen. Al Franken is expected to resign Thursday. Also, we have reaction to President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Hallyday, who died Wednesday at 74, had a career that spanned 50 years. He recorded more than 1,000 songs and sold more than 100 million records — but was little known outside France.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Husam Zomlot, the head of the Palestinian delegation to the U.S., about the Trump administration's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
President Trump has announced a reversal of long-standing U.S. policy to declare that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Palestinians object that the city's status is the subject of negotiations and the U.S. is no longer a fit mediator.
President Trump's announcement that the United States will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has generated a wide variety of reaction around the world. Michael Anton, senior national security adviser to President Trump, explains the White House rationale for making the decision.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ambassador Dennis Ross, a longtime U.S. diplomat, about the history of Jerusalem since partition and the implications of Wednesday's announcement by President Trump. Ross has a long history of involvement in seeking peace in the Mideast in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Despite international opposition, President Trump announced the U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. He's keeping a campaign promise and insists he is still committed to Mideast peace.