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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. A bipartisan group of senators have reached a deal to reopen the federal government. The legislation would fund the government through the end of January and include, and include, full-year funding for a trio of appropriation bills, including SNAP food assistance. A senior Senate aide familiar with the negotiations who wasn't authorized to speak publicly says he thinks there are at least eight Democrats who would vote to support the measure, which is enough for passage. Senate Democratic leaders, including Senator Chuck Schumer,

plan to vote against the measure. The Trump administration is telling states to stop fully funding, SNAP benefits for the month, And Pierre Chandelese Duster has more. The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states late Saturday to, quote, immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025. States that fail to comply with the directive could face penalties, including liability for overpayment. The U.S. Supreme Court Friday night granted an administrative stay, temporarily blocking a law court order that ordered the Trump administration to pay snap benefits in full for this month.

The Supreme Court also said its order would last until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit acted on the Trump administration's request in that court for a stay. Shandalee's Duster and PR News. There were thousands of flight cancellations and delays today at airports around the country as the FAA reduces traffic at some of the country's busiest airports amid staffing concerns. And here's Joe Hernandez reports. Juliet Montefusco was flying from Philadelphia to Florida to meet up with her sister and other family members. Her flight was on time, but she said one part of her family got delayed

for hours, including five kids. First time on a plane, first time on a big vacation, first time to Disney. And they had to wait in the terminal for like five hours the other day, which sucks, right, for a bunch of kids that have never been on a plane. Transportation officials say air travel headaches could get even worse as Thanksgiving approaches. Joe Hernandez, NPR News, Philadelphia. The Trump administration says its aggressive campaign to deport migrants in the country illegally has resulted in the removal of more than a half million undocumented immigrants so far.

That number comes from a Department of Homeland Security Press release, but it didn't provide data to back it up. DHS also says 70% of those detained or criminals charged or convicted of crimes in the U.S. And Pierre Serio Martinez Beltron has more. According to DHS's own detention data, 53% of immigration detainees had either pending charges or a conviction. The rest had no criminal record. And it's important to note that the 53% includes

violations like property theft and traffic violations. Empir Serio Martinez Beltron reporting. U.S. Futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. You're listening to NPR News. Cancer research tends to involve small, short-lived animals like mice and flies. But scientists say bowhead whales may have a lot more to teach us. Daniel has more. University of Rochester biologist Vera Gerbenova 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 due, 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. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived in New York this weekend, marking the start of the city's holiday season. This year's tree traveled around 150 miles from upstate New York, and it's a 75-foot 11-ton Norway spruce. Workers hoisted the tree into position overlooking the ice-skating

rink as crews work to stabilize it. The tree will be decorated with more than 50,000 multi-colored LED lights and topped with a Savorsky Star that weighs 900 pounds. After the holidays, the tree will be milled into lumber for affordable housing by the nonprofit habitat for humanity. I'm Janine Herb's NPR News in 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. T's and C's Apply.