Leila Fadl

Who's heading there?

That's NPR's Rob Schmitz in Tel Aviv.

Thank you, Rob.

The government shutdown is entering day 20, and there are no serious negotiations to end it.

NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh is here to talk about this.

Good morning.

Good morning, Leila.

Okay, so you've covered previous shutdowns.

What makes this one different?

I mean, the question we've had every day for 20 days is, how does this end?

So are we just going to see more of the same in the week ahead, Deirdre?

President Trump says he is stopping all subsidies to Colombia and promising to add new tariffs after Colombia's president said...

Trump's attacks on boats coming from Venezuela amount to murder.

NPR's Eder Peralta is in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago to report on this story.

Good morning, Eder.

Hey, good morning, Leila.

Okay, so catch us up.

What do we know so far about the Trump administration's strikes on boats in the Caribbean?

OK, so you're in Trinidad on land, not far from where the U.S.

says strikes are occurring.