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In the recorded conversation, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he didn't believe Donald Trump would voluntarily step down.

Since 2003, the North Carolina-based company Blackwater has provided security services in Iraq. But the Interior Ministry revoked the firm's license Monday following a gun battle in Baghdad that left nine civilians dead.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Robert Pelletreau, former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, about three of Iraq's neighbors: Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. These countries are no great friends of Saddam Hussein, but still are wary of a U.S.-led war to remove him.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, as many as a half-million Latinos answered the call to war. Their service — and return home — changed their lives and created the building blocks for ending discriminative policies against minorities in the United States.

Thomas Ricks, senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post, discusses this week's long-awaited progress report from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the top two American officials in Iraq.

In this week's on-air Puzzle, every answer is the name of a famous writer. Given rhymes for the first and last names, you name the writers. For example: given "Wet Start," you'd say "Bret Harte."

Forecasters warned this week about the possibility of seiches on Lake Michigan. Seiches — oscillations that shift the water level, usually minutely — are common occurrences on the Great Lakes. But in extreme cases, they can cause a huge water level drop-off.

Novelist Scott Spencer. His newest book is "A Ship Made of Paper," and it's receiving critical acclaim. Our book critic, Maureen Corrigan, describes Spencer as a brilliant storyteller. Spencer is the author of seven previous novels, including "Endless Love" which sold over 2 million copies. He's also written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times and The New Yorker.

British troops are due to leave their base in central Basra and move to an airbase 10 miles outside the city; their full withdrawal from Iraq is expected by the end of the year. Military analysts say the United States — already stretched thin in Iraq — most likely will have to send its troops to Basra.

California researchers have discovered that moray eels have a second set of jaws in the back of their throats with razor-sharp teeth that help them catch their prey. The findings are published in the latest issue of the science journal, Nature.