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In the news today: The Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations; California sets a November special election on redrawn congressional maps favored by Democrats; and the world's leading authority on food crises said Gaza's largest city is gripped by famine. Also, archaeologists and divers in Egypt recover ancient artifacts from the sea. |
President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, in Washington, as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi listen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations
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The Trump administration said Thursday it is reviewing more than 55 million people who have valid U.S. visas for any violations that could lead to deportation, part of a growing crackdown on foreigners who are permitted to be in the United States. Read more. |
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California Gov. Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map
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California voters will decide in November whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S. House seats next year, after Texas Republicans advanced their own redrawn map to pad their House majority by the same number of seats at President Donald Trump's urging. Read more. |
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California lawmakers voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve legislation calling for the special election. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has led the campaign in favor of the map, then quickly signed it — the latest step in a tit-for-tat gerrymandering battle. "This is not something six weeks ago that I ever imagined that I'd be doing," Newsom said at a news conference. "This is a reaction to an assault on our democracy in Texas."
Republicans, who have filed a lawsuit and called for a federal investigation into the plan, promised to fight the measure at the ballot box as well. California Assemblyman James Gallagher, the Republican minority leader, said Trump was "wrong" to push for new Republican seats elsewhere but he warned that Newsom's approach, which the governor has dubbed "fight fire with fire," was dangerous.
- Texas' redrawn maps still need a final vote in the Republican-controlled state Senate, which advanced the plan out of a committee Thursday but did not bring the measure to the floor. The Senate was scheduled to meet again Friday. After that, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's signature will be all that is needed to make the map official.
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Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says
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The world's leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip's largest city is gripped by famine, which is likely to spread across the territory without a ceasefire and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is occurring in Gaza City and that it could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month. Read more. |
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The IPC determination comes after months of warnings by aid groups that Israel's restrictions of food and other aid into Gaza, and its military offensive, were causing high levels of starvation among Palestinian civilians, particularly children.
The grim milestone — the first time the IPC has confirmed a famine in the Middle East — is sure to ramp up international pressure on Israel. Israel says it plans to soon escalate the war by seizing Gaza City and other Hamas strongholds, which experts say will exacerbate the hunger crisis.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied there is hunger in Gaza, calling reports of starvation "lies" promoted by Hamas. After the publication of images of emaciated children in Gaza and reports of hunger-related deaths, Israel announced measures to let more humanitarian aid in. Yet the U.N. and Palestinians in Gaza say what's entering is far below what's needed.
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A diver celebrates after an ancient relic was lifted out of the water in the Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria, Egypt, on Thursday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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