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Ryland Barton (0:20)
In Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The White House says that its strikes on alleged drug boats don't need approval from Congress, but some lawmakers are pushing for a vote to block the Trump administration From Striking Venez. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Michelle Kellerman (0:33)
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 drug boats. 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 US 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.
Ryland Barton (1:19)
The government shutdown is taking a toll on the nation's air traffic controllers who are working without pay. NPR's Joel Rose reports that staffing shortages over the weekend were among the worst since the shutdown began more than a month ago.
Joel Rose (1:31)
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.
Sean Duffy (1:45)
If we thought that it was unsafe again, we'll shut the whole airspace down. We won't let people travel.
Joel Rose (1:50)
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, according to the faa, making for one of the worst days to fly since the shutdown began. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
Ryland Barton (2:10)
OpenAI and Amazon's cloud computing business have forged a $38 billion strategic partnership. It's the latest move by OpenAI to get more computing power for its artificial intelligence large language models. NPR's John Ruich reports.