President Trump talks of striking Venezuela over the drug trade.

We've almost totally stopped it by sea. Now we'll stop it by land.

That was as he said, he authorized covert CIA operations in the country.

So is it about drugs or regime change?

I'm Steve Inskeep with Lila Foddle, and this is up first from NPR News.

The president started mass layoffs during the government shutdown.

Now a federal judge has stopped him, at least temporarily.

Did the president overstep his authority?

And troops got their paychecks this week after the White House got involved.

Seeing that come through was a big relief. As a family, we have

four kids. It's a concern for us. And so it was kind of nerve-wracking. But many military families

are still struggling amidst the government shutdown. We'll tell you why. Stay with us. We'll give you

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