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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman, California Congresswoman and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced she's not going to seek re-election. Pelosi is 85 years old. She was the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency. Pelosi has represented the San Francisco area for nearly 40 years. Less than a day after California voters approved a new congressional map to favor Democrats, Republicans have filed a lawsuit. The suit named Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom as a defendant. From Member Station KVPR, Carrie Klein reports. The federal complaint argues the redrawn district map passed by voters violates the Constitution, specifically the 14th and 15th amendments.

Plaintiffs allege district lines were redrawn in favor of Hispanic voters, which they claim is illegal because Hispanics are not a minority in California. Lead plaintiff is David Tongupe, a Republican State Assembly member in Fresno County. This whole process was a sham. And with this lawsuit, we will make sure that we will expose it and we will hold those accountable. Plaintiffs are asking a panel of judges to issue an injunction, preventing the new map from going into effect. The case could make its way to the Supreme Court. For NPR News, I'm Carrie Klein in Fresno. The federal government shutdown is now in its 37th day, the longest shutdown in U.S. history. It's interrupted the federal food assistance program known as SNAP.

Meanwhile, volunteers are turning out across the country, helping people in need find food. Janessa Casper co-owns a family restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota. They're offering free meals to children whose families are not getting food assistance. We want to show our kids, like, this is what you do for people, right? We have seven kids between our two families, and you just want to instill that in your kids and your family and say, this is what you do for the world, you know, if you can. The Trump administration will pay half. the amount of a typical monthly snap benefit during November.

The Red Cross says it's facilitated the transfer of the remains of another deceased hostage from Hamas to Israeli officials. NPR's Lauren Freire reports from Tel Aviv. Hamas's armed wings says it recovered this body in eastern Gaza City and transferred it to the Red Cross overnight. Forensic tests now show it's that of a Tanzanian agriculture student who'd been working at an Israeli kibbutz near Gaza on October 7, 2020. The Israeli Prime Minister's office says he was killed in the attack that day by Hamas-led militants who then took his body into Gaza. Under the terms of this ceasefire, Israel releases the bodies of 15 Palestinians in exchange for each Israeli body that's returned. But since this deceased

hostage is not Israeli, there will be no reciprocal handover this time. Six bodies remain to be transferred from Gaza, five Israelis and one foreigner. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR. Kentucky officials have increased the death toll to 12 people from Tuesday's UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville. Kentucky Governor Andy Bashir has declared a state of emergency and mobilized the National Guard to help. Polls are showing a majority of Americans object to President Trump's decision to demolish the east wing of the White House. This is to add a grand ballroom. NPR's Frank Langford reports. A UGov poll found half of Americans are against the ballroom while a third support.

it. A Washington Post poll found 56% opposed it while only 28% back the plans. William Johnson came to the site to try to see where the East Wing had been. He objects to the way President Trump ordered it leveled with no outside consultation. If you connect the dots, there's a lot of hubris. We forget about what our representatives warn. The administration does what they feel, so there's no accountability. Trump says the ballroom is sorely needed so that the White House will not have to rely on tents to celebrate visits by foreign leaders. Frank Langford, NPR News, Washington. The ballroom is being funded by private donations.

French auditors are calling on the Louvre Museum in Paris to speed up security modifications. This comes after burglars stole millions of dollars and historical jewels in a brazen daytime robbery. The French officials say the museum began a security audit years ago, but the recommended upgrades to the Louvre Museum will not be completed until the year 2032. On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are higher. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.