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Conscience or incompetence? Two competing narratives — along partisan lines — have emerged to explain the sudden departure of the head of the Federal Student Aid Office.

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee tells NPR the Trump administration should take part in the process but says Democrats have made cooperation all but impossible.

Jealousy. Power struggles. Political infighting. This week's shake-up of Putin's top commanders in charge of Russia's invasion in Ukraine have it all, according to some security experts.

Also: North Korea's latest missile test fails; pregnant women who visited the Miami-Dade area should be tested for Zika; and the Cleveland Indians will go to the World Series.

Also: President Obama meets German Chancellor Merkel; uncontrolled wildfires continue to burn in the southern U.S.; and the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is today.

Also: There's a new memorial for victims of a Rhode Island nightclub fire; jury selection starts today in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case; and astronauts will walk in space to fix a computer.

Also: Venezuela's ruling party wins gubernatorial elections; Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) gets a primary opponent; and Thomas the Tank Engine will feature new female characters.

Also: Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) claims President Trump risks triggering a new world war; Israeli and Palestinian women march for peace; and cleaning up on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Nate.

Also: Australia will deny passports to pedophiles; a Portland, Ore. man will appear in court today on murder and harassment charges in a train attack; and the Scripps National Spelling Bee opens.

Also: President Trump's revised travel ban is back in a federal appellate court; cholera is spreading in part of Yemen; and Miss U.S.A. 2017 is a chemist at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.