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The Trump administration is suspending immigrant visas for people from 75 countries, including Colombia, Iran, Russia, and Somalia.
The move is part of the administration's efforts to block people who would potentially require public assistance while living in the U.S.
Trump has long complained that immigrants are a drain on public resources, even though many studies show immigrants become workers, consumers, and contributors to the U.S.
David Beer, director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, estimated that the pause on processing visas will, quote, ban nearly half of all legal immigrants to the U.S., turning away about 315,000 legal immigrants over the next year.
The Mideast peace envoy Steve Witkoff says in a social media post that the U.S.
expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, warning that failure to do so would bring serious consequences.
officials announced they have sent out invites for an international body the administration is calling a board of peace that will be tasked with governing the Gaza Strip.
They say President Trump will personally select who will be on it and that the names will be released later.
And they acknowledge the skepticism from Israel and elsewhere about whether Hamas will actually disarm, but say their goal is to create an alternative to Hamas that wants peace and figure out ways to empower those new leaders.
Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with officials from Denmark and Greenland amid President Trump's ongoing calls to control the Arctic Territory.
Trump sees Greenland as a national security issue, warning of Russian and Chinese activity in the region.
But the Danish foreign minister, Lars-Lok Rukmussen, disagrees.
The minister wants the group to focus on addressing U.S.
security concerns while respecting the red lines of Denmark.
Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.