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The Trump administration says it seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast, as Congress presses for answers about U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats and the admiral overseeing the strikes retires.

House Republicans meet Tuesday to hear from the two declared candidates for speaker of the House. The House is currently paralyzed to act on new bills to express support or sent new aid to Israel.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson breaks down the nominations for next year's Grammy Awards, out Friday. Some of the world's biggest pop stars got major nods, with SZA as the most-nominated artist.

Steve Inskeep speaks with Chinese economist Keyu Jin about what came out of the Trump-Xi summit.

Israel and Iran continue to exchange airstrikes with a focus on energy infrastructure. President Trump says Israel acted alone in striking a key gas field and better not do it again.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis about the absence of a CDC director and the government's ability to respond to public health threats.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Billboard Magazine's Tetris Kelly about the comeback concert for K-pop supergroup BTS. Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to pack downtown Seoul Saturday.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about the Texas Rangers' World Series victory, the series' historically low ratings, and a special play taking the NFL by storm.

Now that the FIFA World Cup is underway in Mexico, Canada and the U.S., the drama has shifted to the fields, where there have been several surprising results heading into the first full week.

It was a very newsy year for Congress, but lawmakers did not manage to pass much legislation. Only 27 bills passed through both chambers.