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President Trump has escalated U.S. efforts to destabilize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro,
acknowledging that he authorized an attempt to go after trafficking inside Venezuelan borders.
Speaking from the Oval Office,
Trump was responding to questions about a report on the classified directive from the New York Times.
Number one, they have emptied their prisons into the United States of America.
He also cited the amount of drugs entering the country via Venezuela,
and he dismissed criticism that the administration was not sharing enough information about U.S. efforts.
Franco, Ordonez, NPR News.
The Senate is expected to vote again today on a measure to end the federal government shutdown.
It's more than two weeks old.
From member station WUSF in Tampa, Gabriela Paul spoke with a federal worker off the job.
Tierra Carter answers the phones for the Social Security Administration in Tampa.
She's working without pay until the shutdown ends.