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Live from NPR News, I'm Jail Snyder. In a post on social media, President Trump said Great Progress has been made on ending the war in Ukraine and that he's sending his envoy, Steve Whitgolf to Moscow, and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Keev to meet with the Ukrainians. In Pierre-Eldner Beardsley reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed that the talks in Geneva had produced

an acceptable peace framework to work from during a video address to 36 Allied Nations Tuesday. And I'm ready to meet with President Trump. And there are sensitive points to discuss. And we think that the presence of European leaders could be helpful. Sensitive points include the status of partially Russian-occupied areas of eastern Ukraine and security guarantees after the war. Zelenskyy said Kiev had shot down 22 Russian missiles and more than 400 drones overnight.

And as long as Russia has... has not taken real steps to shut down its war machine. He said no one can take its claims to want peace seriously. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Keeve. The Federal Aviation Administration says it's investigating whether airlines complied with mandatory flight reductions during the government shutdown. Imperial Rose reports the agency required airlines to cut flights at dozens of major airports. The FAA says it's sending letters of investigation to airlines that may not have complied

with the agency's order to reduce capacity during the shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says there could be consequences. When we have a directive from the FAA, we need our airlines to comply with it. There should be accountability, and that'll be an ongoing discussion and investigation. The FAA said the reductions were necessary to keep the aviation system safe, as the agency dealt with staffing shortages of air traffic controllers who were required to work without pay during the shutdown. The FAA originally aimed for a 10% reduction of domestic flights,

but froze the caps at 6% before reducing and then lifting them entirely. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The Thanksgiving travel rush is in full swing, and at least according to traveler Stephen Putner at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, things have been smooth sailing. They say every year's the busiest, and I never have any travel issues. So I might get delayed, like a lot of my flights get delayed a second or two, minute or two, but we're going to get there when we get there.

Travelers, however, are keeping an eye on the weather. The official start of winter is nearly a month away, but heavy snow has been falling in the Dakotas, where interstate's 94 and 29 were closed Tuesday because of low visibility of multiple accidents. Also on Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed at least two tornadoes tore through the Houston area, damaging more than 100 homes, no injuries reported, but trees were uprooted, and power lines were downed. stormy weather expected to make its way into the northeast tonight. You're listening to MPR news. A federal judge's dismissal of criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James is not the end of the matter. The Justice Department says it plans

to appeal rulings. It said the prosecutor in the case, Lindsay Halligan, was illegally appointed. The Justice Department could also try to secure fresh indictments through a different prosecutor. Indiana lawmakers say they will convene at the State House in December to vote on redistricting with a balance of power in the U.S. House potentially affected. Ben Thorpe of member station WFYI has details. The announcement comes after months of pressure from President Trump to draw maps that could eliminate the two Democratic congressional seats in Indiana. After Senators first rejected calls to vote on the issue, Trump and Braun said they would support primary challenges against legislators who did not back the new maps. Lawmakers also faced anonymous threats to their families, homes, and businesses that seemed connected to the ongoing debate, although the motives are still unclear. The state's House leadership now says that they would convene during the first week of December to consider new maps. Shortly afterwards, the Senate President Pro Tem announced the Senate would convene a week later to make a final decision on any House redistricting proposals.

For NPR News, I'm Ben Thorpe in Indianapolis. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's. says she will not seek re-election next year. Bowser announced her decision Tuesday in a social media video. Bowser has served three terms this year has been marked by President Trump's decision to declare a crime emergency in the nation's capital. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News.

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