This weekend, Luciano Pavarotti wraps up his stint at The Met in Puccini's Tosca. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with critic David Patrick Stearns about whether the great tenor will retire.
The Trump administration has struggled to find an exit ramp to the war against Iran. Now, it is trying to step up the financial pressure instead by introducing new sanctions to end the six month war.
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Adam Szubin, former head of U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, about the new U.S. economic sanctions against Iran.
South Carolina Republicans return to the polls for a runoff between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman. The race will determine which Republican is on the general election ballot in November.