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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. The Federal Aviation Administration says it will reduce air traffic by 10% across some of the country's busiest airports to maintain safety during the government's shutdown. This says it deals with persistent staffing shortages of air traffic controllers. And peers Joel Rose has more. The FAA is planning to reduce air traffic in 40 high-volume markets beginning on Friday. FAA administrator Brian Bedford says the agency wants to reduce the pressure at those airports before safety is compromised.

We're not going to wait until we see something flashing red to say, oh, we should take action now. The FAA has already been delaying flights at some airports because of staffing shortages among air traffic controllers. Those controllers are required to work without pay during the shutdown, but some have taken on second jobs and many are calling out sick. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The Trump administration says the partial amount of November's

snap food assistant benefits, It will distribute from contingency funds will be higher than first thought, with recipients getting, at most, 65% of their normal benefits. The USDA was ordered by two federal judges last week to use the fund to pay out benefits amid the government shutdown. This, after the left-leaning center on budget and policy priorities, found that the USDA's original analysis wouldn't use all of the funds and would have left some recipients with no payments this month. Former Speaker of the House and California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi says she won't. seek re-election in 2027. And Pierce-Barbera Spront reports her departure marks the end of an era in Congress. First elected in 1987, Pelosi would go on to become one of the most effective leaders of

the Democratic Party. She cemented our place in the history books in 2007 when she was elected to become the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. She could reliably deliver Democratic votes on must-pass legislation when necessary, although her first speakership came at a complicated time with a level. looming financial crisis. She reclaimed the gavel in 2019. During her ten years as speaker, she oversaw the passage of landmark legislation, including the Affordable Care Act, and enacted trillions in new spending as part of the American Rescue Plan. Barbara Sprint and PR News, Washington.

Pope Leo says U.S. immigration officials have to respect the rights of migrants. NPR's Jason DeRose has more. Pope Leo spoke to a group of reporters just outside Rome and expressed concern about the mass arrests and deportations taking place in the United States under the Trump administration. To underscore his point, Leo referred to a passage from the Gospel of Matthew heard in many Catholic churches recently. Jesus says very clearly, at the end of the world, we're going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him and welcome him or not? The Pope was specifically responding to immigration authorities, not allowing migrants arrested in Chicago to receive Holy Communion.

NPR's Jason D. Rose. This is NPR. President Trump is hosting the leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House today. The summit and dinner with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, comes as Trump looks for alternatives to China for rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices. Central Asia holds deep reserves of the minerals, but it needs investment to develop the resources. Big Tech Company, Google and the video game maker Epic Games have agreed to settle a long-running dispute. Epic makes the hit video game Fortnite. Their dispute has been over Google's App Store. And Pierce John Rewich reports the two companies are asking a federal court to approve their settlement.

Epic Games sued Google five years ago, arguing that Google's Play Store for apps on Android devices was a monopoly with high fees. Epic won in 2023, and a judge later said Google must allow other app stores, on Android, but Google appealed late last year and the case has dragged on. Now, Google and Epic say they've agreed to a set of changes to Android and Google Play. Google says they focus on expanding developer choice and flexibility, lowering fees, and encouraging more competition while keeping users safe. If approved, the settlement ends one of several cases that Google faces challenging its dominance over swaths of the Internet. Google is a financial supporter of NPR. John Rewich, NPR News.

Wall Street sharply lower this hour as AI stocks resume their decline. The Dow is down 467, NASDAQ down 424, SMP 500 is down 75. I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.