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Protests are scheduled nationwide, including in Washington, D.C., where the Department of Defense announced it will send back 1,600 active duty soldiers who were on standby on bases near the capital.

J.D. Allen's Queen City and Jon Irabagon's Bird With Streams are two very different new albums by outstanding tenor saxophonists.

J.D. Vance is a self-proclaimed member of the elite, but he grew up poor in the American Rust Belt. He details what the loss of the American Dream feels like.

Sanford Under The Spotlight As Trial Begins The national media has descended on the town of Sanford, Florida, for the trial of George Zimmerman. He's the man accused of murdering teenager Trayvon Martin. Host Michel Martin speaks with Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett to find out how emotions are running in his town.

Mitt Romney releases his first general election campaign ad. Plus wealthy GOP investors say their super PAC won't run a smear campaign connecting controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright with President Obama. Host Michel Martin discusses the latest political developments with Lenny McAllister of Politic365.com and author Michael Fauntroy.

Immigration activists across the country are fasting to pressure Congress into action. Host Michel Martin speaks with one of the activists, Rudy Lopez, along with NPR Correspondent Ted Robbins about the Fast For Families movement, and the prospects for immigration reform.

Members of the nonprofit Parents For Peace came to Washington to show the human toll of violent extremism. They want Americans to see hate as a public health crisis.

As a crisis continues to grip Venezuela, millions of its citizens have fled to Colombia and the city of Medellín, where many find a progressive reputation little more than an empty promise.

The Republican vice presidential candidate represents a sharp break from the Republicanism of yesteryear.

Fewer people were apprehended at the U.S. border in June than in May. Judge rules Trump administration can't change legal team in census case. And, pressure mounts for U.S. labor secretary to resign.