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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump has expanded his

interpretation of presidential powers during the government shutdown. In just the last week,

he paid some federal workers without congressional approval, and he

ramped up military strikes on what he calls drugboats. As NPR's Claudia Grisales explains, it's all

raising questions, even among some Republicans. With co-equal branches of government, we should

see Congress weigh in on these decisions, such as when to use military force or at least

oversight. Lawmakers should have

full control over how the government spends money, as outlined in the Constitution, said we're

seeing Trump unilaterally lead strikes on these alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and issue

paychecks to some federal workers when a shutdown means no payment should go out. I talked to

Professor Stephen

Bladdick of Georgetown University about how he would characterize this moment for Congress.

I think we've seen a radical collapse of congressional power. And we're also seeing

Democrats speak out. They've been raising concerns about these moves on a daily basis.

NPR's Claudia

Grisales reporting, Israel and Hamas are exchanging the remains of dead bodies. The two sides are

doing so as part of President Trump's ceasefire plan for Gaza. NPR's Anas Baba reports from Gaza,

where 54 of the bodies handed over by Israel were buried today without identification or

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