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This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, the political laws of gravity still exist. When you have an unpopular president and people are dissatisfied with the economy, that president's party loses. Plus, the president's tariffs at the Supreme Court. Catch up on political news you've missed or have just been sitting out on the NPR Politics podcast. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The Trump administration says it's sending states money for full snap food benefits. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that's happening even as the government appeals in order to fund the program to the Supreme Court after money

ran out a week ago. Shortly after the ruling Thursday, a growing number of states started to announce they'd send out November's snap payments. Some people even woke up to the money on the cards they used to buy groceries. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said benefits would keep going out all night. All of those individuals who, who were owed money over the first week or so of this month, who hadn't gotten it from the federal administration, are going to get their money. The Trump administration earlier said it only had money for partial payments

and those could take weeks, a federal judge that officials had moved too slowly and failed to consider the risk of people going hungry. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington. Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights to comply with an order from the Federal Aviation Administration. NPR's Joel Rose reports, says the cuts are necessary to keep the airspace safe during the government shutdown.

The FAA has ordered airlines to phase in these cuts gradually, starting with 4% of flights at high traffic airports this weekend and ramping up to 10% next week. The agency is dealing with staffing shortages of air traffic controllers during the government shutdown. And Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned there could be even bigger cuts ahead. Here he is speaking to Fox News. We're going to have to continue to assess the pressure in the airspace and make decisions that may, again, move us from 10% to 15%, maybe to 20. The FAA wants to cut air traffic at 40 major airports, including Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas. But the effects will ripple out to many smaller airports with flights that connect to those major hubs.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The government shutdown has prompted the cancellation of some Veterans Day events. Volunteers usually gather at Riverside National Cemetery in California to place flags on graves. But not this year, because of lack of action. access to restrooms and traffic control. Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration today to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funds. As NPR's Alyssa Nat wording reports, the university also agreed to accept the administration's

interpretation of civil rights laws. Part of the deal would require Cornell an Ivy League school in upstate New York to pay the government $30 million and also invest $30 million more in agriculture and farming. In April, the government froze millions of dollars in research funding over. over accusations of racial discrimination and anti-Semitism. In addition to reinstating millions in research grants, the agreement says the Trump administration will end open investigations into the school. This deal follows similar deals the Trump administration has made with Brown University and Columbia University.

Listen to Adwarnie, NPR News. Major stock indexes were mixed on Wall Street today. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The diamond and emerald studded French imperial crown, which was found damaged near the Louvre after being dropped by thieves during last month's robbery, will be restored as a symbol of renaissance, the museum's director said. Thieves stole eight objects. The imperial crown was likely damaged when removed from its display case. Cancer research tends to involve small, short-lived animals like mice and flies, but scientists say a certain long-lived leviathan, the bow-headed whale, may have. have a lot to teach us. Here's Ari Daniel.

University of Rochester biologist Vera Gerbanova had good reason to be interested in animals that can live more than 200 years. For the bo-head whale, I can tell you that there were no reports of malignant tumors. She connected with an Alaskan Inuit community that provided her with tissue samples from animals collected during their subsistence hunt. She and her colleagues found that bo-head cells were far better at DNA repair than human cells, an ability do, at least in part, to a particular protein. Girbonova says boosting the level of this protein in humans might one day help slow down our accumulation of mutations, reducing the risk of cancer. For NPR News, I'm R.A. Daniel. President Trump has pardoned former New York Mets star

Darryl Strawberry on tax evasion and drug charges. Strawberry is an eight-time all-star. He struggled with legal and personal issues after his baseball career. He pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995 and went to prison on drug-related charges. The White House says Trump approved the pardon, highlighting strawberries Christian faith, and post-career sobriety. I'm Ryland Barton. This is NPR news from Washington. 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. Tease and Cs apply.