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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gilbert Gaul about his book,The Geography of Risk, which examines the cost of hurricanes in recent years and why federal tax dollars are covering more of those costs.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Steel, who was Press Secretary for Speaker Boehner during the 2013 government shutdown, about the current government shutdown that is in its 14th day.

The president said that he will speak to the country Tuesday, prompting the leading Democrats on Capitol Hill to say they are entitled to equal airtime from the TV networks to respond to Trump.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., about proposals to end the government shutdown and the role of the House Freedom Caucus in a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dennis Ross, a veteran diplomat who is now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about the attack. The U.S. says Iran played a key role.

Puerto Rico's public utility, PREPA said 99% of its customers' electricity has been restored following last week's 6.4 earthquake. Thousands remain in makeshift camps unsure when they can return home.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Helima Croft, managing director and global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, about U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

Serikjan Bilash signed a plea deal after Kazakh officials charged him with "inciting ethnic tensions" for his work documenting repression against Kazakhs and in China's Xinjiang region.

In addition to citing failures at Boeing and the FAA, the report found that a faulty sensor was likely installed without being tested and the co-pilot on the doomed flight was not properly trained.

The ACLU told a federal judge the Trump administration has separated over 900 parents and children since the court granted an injunction over a year ago. Steve Inskeep speaks with ACLU's Lee Gelernt.