It's Thursday, October 16th. I'm Jane Koston, and this is why today, the show that, for once, totally agrees with President Donald Trump.

I want to thank Stephen Miller, who's right back in the audience right there. I'd love to have him. I love watching him on television.

I'd love to have him come up and explain his true feelings,

but maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little bit too far.

Donald Trump and Jane Koston, two people who do not want to hear the truest feelings of

White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller.

On today's show, Trump confirms he's authorized CIA action in Venezuela.

And Operation Summer Heat.

No, it's not a new Baywatch spinoff.

It's Trump's and FBI director Cash Patel's latest crackdown on crime.

But let's start with week two of the government shutdown.

Active duty military did get paid on Wednesday, but some air traffic controllers are getting

partial paychecks, while folks struggling with homelessness are unable to get the paperwork they

need for emergency housing in some cities. And Congress is still stuck in a stalemate centered on

extending Affordable Care Act

tax credits due to expire at the end of the year. On Wednesday, a federal judge halted the

Trump administration's efforts to do its second favorite thing, behind posting memes on official

government social media accounts, firing federal employees. In response to a request from unions

representing government workers, a U.S.

district judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop Trump from getting rid of roughly

4,000 workers. The judge said that the firings were, quote, politically motivated and pointed

to statements like this from Trump last week. And we'll be making cuts that will be permanent,

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