Morning Edition for May 17, 2019 Hear the Morning Edition program for May 17, 2019

Morning EditionMorning Edition

Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

National

Tracking Trump On Immigration: Despite Focus, Many Ideas Are Stalled Or Blocked

The Trump administration has tried every tool at its disposal to tighten the nation's immigration policies. But many of its efforts have run into opposition from Congress, courts and local critics.

At Cambridge City Hall in Boston, Marcia Kadish (left) and Tanya McCloskey exchange rings as they are married before Clerk D. Margaret Drury on May 17, 2004. They were the first couple to be married in Cambridge that morning. Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Dina Rudick/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The 1st Legally Married Same-Sex Couple 'Wanted To Lead By Example'

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/723649385/724234210" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

John Stokes, a student protester during the civil rights movement in the 1950's, speaks at a press conference in Richmond, Va., in 2004. As a high school senior in 1951, Stokes was one of the leaders of a student strike, protesting conditions at the all-black Moton High School in Virginia. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

toggle caption
Steve Helber/AP

65 Years After Brown v. Board of Education: 'It's Never Going To Be Easy'

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/724234168/724234169" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Carly Rae Jepsen opens up about family, singlehood and the one that might've got away on her latest album, Dedicated. Meredith Rizzo and Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Meredith Rizzo and Ryan Kellman/NPR

Carly Rae Jepsen Colors Outside The Lines

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/721550691/724234216" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Sarah and her mother, Sonia Lopez, who says her strong faith has been a source of strength over the past year. Allison Hess for NPR hide caption

toggle caption
Allison Hess for NPR

This Teen Nearly Died In A School Shooting. Now She's Just Trying To Live

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/712262943/724234228" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

At StoryCorps in Palm Springs, Calif., David Wilson (left) and his husband Robert Compton talk about how, as a same-sex couple, their treatment by others has changed since they were legally married in 2004. Jud Esty-Kendall/StoryCorps hide caption

toggle caption
Jud Esty-Kendall/StoryCorps

'That Day Wasn't About Us': One Of The 1st Same-Sex Married Couples Looks Back

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/723565303/724234234" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Fort Scott, Kan., fills up on weekday afternoons as locals grab pizza, visit a coffeehouse or browse antique shops and a bookstore. Like other rural communities, the commercial areas also include empty storefronts. Christopher Smith for Kaiser Health News hide caption

toggle caption
Christopher Smith for Kaiser Health News

No Mercy: How A Kansas Town Is Grappling With Its Hospital's Closure

  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/722199393/724234240" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.

Morning EditionMorning Edition