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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The Congressional Budget Office has been hacked. The small agency provides nonpartisan analysis to support Congress during the budgeting process. A spokesperson said the office identified the security breach and took immediate action to contain it and created new security controls. The incident is under investigation. A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to pay full snap of food benefits by tomorrow. NPR's Jennifer Ludden report. reports that the administration immediately appealed. Just last week, the same judge John McConnell,

Jr., ordered the release of at least partial snap payments. A group of cities and non-profits argued that was not enough and could take weeks for some states to administer. Judge McConnell agreed. He said the administration had ignored the harmful consequences of slashing the nation's biggest anti-hunger program. He also said President Trump showed intent to defy a court order when he posted on truth social this week that SNAP benefits would not restart until after the federal shutdown was over. The administration's appeal once again puts food aid on hold for millions of people as food banks around the country scramble to help fill the gap. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington. President Trump says a Supreme Court ruling against his tariff policies

would be catastrophic and hurt his ability to defend the country. I think it would be devastating for our country, but I also think that we'll have to develop a game two plan. We'll see what happens. Trump's comments come after conservative justices seemed skeptical of his authority to unilaterally impose tariffs on nearly every country in the world. Challengers say Trump is illegally using an emergency law to claim nearly limitless tariff power, and American small businesses are paying the price. The administration argues tariffs are part of Trump's power to regulate trade. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will not seek another term from Member Station KQED, Scott Schaefer reports. Pelosi's nearly six-minute announcement video is

essentially a love letter to San Francisco and her constituents. After references to the city's values, resilience, and progress, she reveals at the end she won't seek re-election. Pelosi was sworn in for the first time as Speaker in 2007. It's an historic moment for the Congress. It's An historic moment for the women of America. In her 38 years in Congress, Pelosi wielded power to get federal funding for AIDS and public transit and muscled through Democratic priorities like the Affordable Care Act, now the focus of Democrats' refusal to reopen the government. Pelosi has been a leading foil to President Donald Trump overseeing two impeachments

and a House investigation into the January 6th attack on the Capitol. For NPR News, I'm Scott Schaefer in San Francisco. Wall Street lost ground as tech stocks fell today. The SMP 500 fell over 1%. This is NPR News from Washington. Ukrainian drones have struck a major oil refinery in Russia for the second time in nearly three months. Russian officials have not confirmed the attack. Meanwhile, Russia continues to target Ukraine's power grid. Ukrainian President Zelensky says foreign countries are helping maintain the grid amid the attacks. A Colombian national who survived a U.S. attack on a submarine. suspected of transporting narcotics in the Caribbean Sea last month has been released and will not face charges in his home country.

This despite assurances from both Colombia and President Trump that he would, more from NPR's Carrie Khan. According to the Spanish newspaper El Paix, Jonathan Obando Perez, was discharged last week from a Bogota hospital. The 34-year-old was one of two survivors of a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug smuggling submarine. Federal officials in Bogota say there were no plans to launch a formal investigation against Obando, as it has no evidence he committed a crime in Colombia. President Trump had posted on social media that Obando would be detained and prosecuted in Colombia. Officials there also made similar assurances. The other survivor of the attack in Ecuadorian, with a criminal narcotics record in the U.S. was also released once returned to his home country. Kerry Kahn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.

Storms may bring colorful auroras to several northern U.S. states tonight. The sun emitted a huge burst of energy that's currently on its way to Earth. Authorities say they don't expect major disruptions to radio or communications. I'm Rylan Barton. This is NPR News. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit wise.com. T's and C's apply.