Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The White House says that it strikes on

alleged drugboats don't need approval from Congress, but some lawmakers are pushing for a vote to

block the Trump administration from striking Venezuela, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.

Republican Senator Rand Paul and several top Democrats have co-sponsored a resolution to reassert Congress's

constitutional authority over the use of military force. They're pushing for a vote as early as this

week. Under the War Powers Act, the administration had to notify Congress in September of its

initial military strike on alleged drugboats, it had 60 days to get authorization

to continue military action. As that clock ran out, a Trump administration official argued

it doesn't need authorization because these are mostly drone strikes and U.S. service

members are not in harm's way. President Trump won't say if he's drawn up plans to strike inside Venezuela.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

The government shutdown is taking a toll on the nation's air traffic controllers

who are working without pay.

NPR's at Joel Rose reports that staffing shortages over the weekend were among the worst since the

shutdown began more than a month ago. The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to limit

and reroute flights over the weekend because of staffing shortages at dozens of air traffic

control facilities. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CNBC it is still safe to fly,

but there may be more severe delays ahead. If we thought that it was

unsafe, again, we'll shut the whole airspace down. We won't let people travel. Air traffic controllers

are required to work without pay until the government shutdown ends. Dozens of facilities were

short-staffed on Friday night, which was Halloween. Nearly 80% of controllers were absent at facilities

around New York City,

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