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sanctions against Russia.

As NPR's Hannah Palomarenko reports, Zelensky has also called for more pressure on the Kremlin.

U.S.

futures are flat in after-hours trading.

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Lithuania says two Russian military planes violated its airspace late Thursday.

In Moscow, officials have not commented on the claim, coming hours after the European Union endorsed a plan to protect the bloc by the year 2030.

Lithuania has been an EU member since 2004.

President Trump has pardoned the founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who had been in prison for money laundering.

The move is another shot at former President Biden, as NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports.

Virginia Democrats plan to redraw the state's congressional voting maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.

according to Republican state lawmakers speaking to NPR.

California plans to hold a November 4th special election to vote on a referendum calling for redistricting there.

This coming after Texas, Missouri and North Carolina heeded President Trump's request to change their maps in order to add more Republican seats in Congress.

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Some 42 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Food Assistance Program, or SNAP, to feed their families.

And NPR's Maria Godoy reports that some are being warned that they may not receive food aid next month.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie says a dispute over the threat to deploy troops to his city has been resolved.

Lurie says President Trump pulled back on the move after they spoke by phone Thursday.