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Live from NPR News in Washington, on Korva Coleman, Poland has asked NATO to invoke Article 4 of the NATO Treaty. This calls on member nations to consult if there's a potential threat to one of the nations. This comes after nearly 20. Russian attack. Drones flew into Polish airspace last night. Some of them were shot down by Polish and NATO aircraft. NATO Secretary General Mark Ruta says NATO officials are considering Poland's request. Allies expressed solidarity with Poland and denounced. reckless behavior. A full assessment of the incident is ongoing. What is clear is that a violation last night is not an isolated incident. A White House official says President Trump plans to

speak with the President of Poland later today. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of the phone call. Officials in Qatar are condemning Israel's attack on a building in their capital, Doha. Israel was targeting top Hamas leaders. President Trump says he, he's not happy about the attack and we'll say more about it today. And Pierre's Mara Liason reports. President Trump said he wasn't surprised by the Israeli attack on Qatar, a U.S. ally, even though he didn't get a heads up from Israel. I'm not thrilled about the whole situation. It's not a good situation. But I will say this, we want the hostages back. But we are not thrilled about the way that went down. The president spoke outside of Joe's Stonecrab, a fancy restaurant, just a few

blocks from the White House. He usually eats at home, but he said the rare outing showed how safe the city had become since he took over D.C.'s police department. He was joined by Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, and other officials. Mara Liason, NPR News. Public media plays a crucial role in alerting people when there's an emergency, such as a wildfire or hurricane. But Public broadcasters warn that millions of dollars in federal funding needed to upgrade their emergency alert systems are in jeopardy. And Piers Michael Copley explains. Public broadcasters say projects to strengthen critical alert systems have been derailed this year.

Congress set aside funding to reimburse stations for the investments they make. But public media executives say access to the grant money has been sporadic under the Trump administration. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has run the program. but it's closing after Congressional Republicans rescinded allocated funding. CPB says more than $96 million in emergency alert grants won't be dispersed unless the Trump administration takes over the program. The Office of Management and Budget says grants will continue going to emergency alert infrastructure. But stations waiting to be repaid for investments they already made have doubts about the program's future. Michael Copley, NPR News.

On Wall Street, the Dow is down nearly 220 points this hour. the NASDAQ ees up more than 100. This is NPR. The Senate Banking Committee has voted to advance the nomination of Stephen Myron to hold a temporary seat as a governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve. The vote was on party lines. GOP lawmakers hope Myron can be confirmed by the Senate before next week's Fed meeting.

The Fed will decide whether to change interest rates. A Department of Homeland Security Agency says more than 33 million registered voters have been checked with a newly revamped citizenship verification tool. NPR's Jude Jaffe Block reports there are still unsanswered questions about the tool's accuracy and data security. SAVE is a federal data system that has long been used to verify immigration status. In recent months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services rapidly made several changes, including linking SAVE to Social Security Administration data.

Now the agency says SAVE can verify the citizenship of most U.S.-born citizens too. Some Republican-led states are running their voter rolls through SAVE, amounting to almost a sixth of all registered voters so far. But some election officials from both parties are hesitating or refusing to use the tool, citing outstanding questions, including how the federal government can use the voter data that states upload. Jude Jaffe Block and PR News. Health Secretary Robert of Kennedy Jr. has released a broad strategy about children's health. The report is getting mixed reviews from public health experts. They say the Trump administration is also cutting food assistance,

Medicaid, and scientific research into health needs. These could undermine public health. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.