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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump says he's open to keeping SNAP food benefits going after two federal judges said a pause in funding is likely unlawful. But NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports it's not clear when that might happen. The judges rejected the Trump administration's argument that it cannot legally use more than $5 billion in emergency funds for SNAP. It not only can, it must, they said, even if it means offering only partial payments. In Rhode Island, Judge John McConnell Jr. called for this to happen as soon as possible. The other judge, Indira Talwani, in Boston, said officials could also tap more money from customs revenues, but left that up to them. The administration has until Monday to present a plan.

After the rulings, Trump posted on social media that his lawyers would seek clarity from the court on how to fund SNAP, and if they got it, it would be my honor, he said. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington. The United Nations says the three bodies transferred from Gaza to Israel as part of a ceasefire agreement aren't those of any hostages. It's the latest setback to the U.S. brokered ceasefire. And peers Lauren Freyer has more from Tel Aviv. In the latest exchanges, the Red Cross says it transferred 30 bodies of deceased Palestinians from Israel into Gaza and three bodies in the other direction from Gaza into Israel.

But the U.N. says forensics tests show that those three are not the bodies of any. of the 11 deceased hostages believe to remain in Gaza. It's unclear whose remains they are. But Gaza's destruction is vast and health officials there have struggled to identify bodies without access to DNA kits. Hamas's armed wing says that in an effort not to obstruct the process, it proposed handing over samples of these three, but that Israel refused so it handed over the full unidentified bodies. Lauren Freyer and PR News Tel Aviv. last weekend of campaigning in California, where voters are considering whether the state should redraw its congressional map to possibly pick up five new seats for Democrats. Cap Radio's Laura Fitzgerald

has more. Democrats in California are working hard this weekend to turn out voters in support of Proposition 50, the redistricting measure, before Tuesday's special election. Debbie Rauscher organized volunteers in Oakland. There's a lot at stake because this is going to potentially tip the balance in whether Democrats can win back the House in 2026. Deborah Massey, a Democrat, spent the morning knocking on doors, asking voters to support Prop 50. She says redistricting is a chance for Democrats here to push back against the Trump administration. I'm terrified about our future, and I can't just sit back and watch. Republicans oppose Prop 50, saying it sidelines the state's independent redistricting commission.

Recent polls show around 60% of California voters support the measure. For NPR News, I'm Laura Fitzgerald in Berkeley. You're listening to NPR News. Washington. New Mexico has become the first state to offer free child care for all residents. And Pierre Chandelese-Duster reports the initiative has some people concerned. Starting Saturday, child care will be available to all New Mexico residents at no cost, according to state officials. That includes families who are working or going to school, and grandparents who care for grandchildren. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

says the program will help families and children thrive. It is the backbone of creating a system of support for families that allow them to work, to go to college, to do all of the things that they need to do, continue to lift New Mexico out of poverty. The state says it will provide funds to renovate and expand child care facilities and is working to recruit child care providers. The state expects to spend $463 million on child care assistance in fiscal year 2026. Shandalees Duster and PR News. In Paris, two additional suspects are in custody and have been charged for their alleged involvement in the Crown Jewel's heist at the Louvre Museum. The Paris prosecutor says a 37-year-old suspect was charged with theft by an organized gang and criminal

conspiracy. The other, a 38-year-old woman, is accused of being an accomplice. Both deny any involvement. The historic Crown Jules, however, remain missing. Game 7 of the World Series is underway in Toronto between the Blue Jays and the L.A. Dodgers. The score at last check. Three to zero Blue Jays in the bottom of the third. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News.