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If you're searching for music off the beaten path, here's the list for you. NPR Music's Tiny Desk editor and resident Viking scours the corners of the music world to find his favorite records of 2025.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about Biden's State of the Union address and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the U.S. economy.

Conscience or incompetence? Two competing narratives — along partisan lines — have emerged to explain the sudden departure of the head of the Federal Student Aid Office.

Also: The U.S. seizes imported oil in an Iraqi dispute; Time Warner wants arbitration to settle a dispute over TV rights; and there's a new print font honoring late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

Also: Japan commemorates the WW2 Battle of Okinawa; a short radar failure briefly grounds all flights in New Zealand; and a solar storm could mean dramatic skies at sunset tonight.

The former Trump adviser faces two counts of contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Also: A winner is declared in Indonesia's presidential election; current and retired Detroit workers vote for cuts to their pensions; and the Chicago Cubs will sue fake mascots who behave badly.

Also: Defense Secretary Ash Carter visits Iraq; a federal appeals court blocks North Dakota's tough abortion law; and the World Santa Congress ends in Denmark.

Also: Diplomats agree on a temporary Syrian ceasefire; Uber settles a safety lawsuit for $28.5 million; and while one rare surf competition is cancelled in Hawaii, another is on in California.

Also: A huge winter storm system sparks southern tornadoes; President Obama will visit Vietnam in May; and Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift are big winners at the Grammys.