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Week in Politics: Government shutdown; ‘armed conflict’ with cartels

by The editor•4 October 2025•Posted inNPR

We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean.

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