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US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers from Africa
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States on Thursday announced a pause on all routine visa applications for citizens of Zimbabwe, the latest restriction on travelers from Africa. It came days after the U.S. unveiled a pilot project requiring citizens of two other African countries, Malawi and Zambia, to pay a bond of up to $15,000 for tourist or business visas. The bond will be forfeited if the applicant stays in the U.S. after their visa expires. The State Department said the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe would pause all routine visa services starting Friday 'while we address concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe.' The embassy described the measure as temporary and part of the Trump administration's efforts to 'prevent visa overstay and misuse.' Most diplomatic and official visas would be exempt from the pause, the U.S. said. The U.S. has enforced new travel restrictions on citizens from several African countries under President Donald Trump's broader immigration enforcement policies. In June, the U.S. put in place travel bans on citizens from 12 countries, seven of them in Africa. It applied heightened restrictions on seven other nations, three of them African. The U.S. has also demanded that 36 countries, the majority of them in Africa, improve their vetting of travelers or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States. Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia were all on that list of 36 countries asked to improve their citizens' travel documentation and take steps to address the status of their nationals who are in the U.S. illegally. 'The Trump Administration is protecting our nation and our citizens by upholding the highest standards of national security and public safety through our visa process,' the U.S. State Department said Thursday. The new bond policy announced Tuesday requires Malawians and Zambians to pay bonds of $5,000, $10,000 or 15,000 as part of their application for a tourist or business visa to the U.S. Under the program, citizens of those countries must also arrive and depart at one of three airports; Boston's Logan International Airport, New York's JFK International Airport or Dulles International Airport near Washington D.C. The visa bond pilot program will start on Aug. 20, the State Department said. ___ Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed.
Yahoo
15 minutes ago
- Yahoo
John Oliver Didn't Mince His Words Explaining Why He Disagrees With Jay Leno's Advice About Late Night Political Humor: 'I'm Going To Take A Hard Pass'
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has added fuel to a discussion that's persisted for some time now. Media personalities and journalists alike have been debating the future of the late night TV landscape. Someone who's weighed in amid the conversations is veteran host Jay Leno, who specifically spoke to the presence of political humor within these kinds of shows. While Leno isn't for hosts laying it on thick with politics, John Oliver has entered the chat, and he's not holding back about why he disagrees. When sharing his take on political humor, Jay Leno explained that while he does 'love' it, he believes that hosts ultimately start 'cozying too much' to a particular side. Leno doesn't understand 'why you would alienate one particular group' and doesn't 'think anybody wants to hear a lecture.' The veteran Tonight Show host was name-dropped during John Oliver's interview with THR, and the Last Week Tonight headliner kicked off his thoughts with a direct statement: I'm going to take a hard pass on taking comedic advice from Jay Leno. Although Leno would touch upon political subject matter during his time as a host, John Oliver and many of his own contemporaries dive deeper. What's worth mentioning is that Last Week Tonight is a satirical news program, whereas The Tonight Show is positioned more as a straightforward variety talk show. Nevertheless, hosts like Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers do provide political commentary, particularly during their opening monologues. When addressing Leno's comments on alienation, Oliver had this to say: Who thinks that way? Executives? Comedy can't be for everyone. It's inherently subjective. So, yeah, when you do stand-up, some people try to play to a broader audience, which is completely legitimate. Others decide not to, which is equally legitimate. I guess I don't think it's a question of what you should do because I don't think comedy is prescriptive in that way. It's just what people want. On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver not only discusses politics, but he also doesn't mind poking fun at corporate entities, including his own employers. He famously blasted his 'business daddy,' Warner Bros. Discovery for canceling shows and making other criticized business decisions. Oliver even ripped into Disney and Hotstar due to a censorship situation in 2020. While Oliver approaches topics with biting humor and satire, for him, discussing political and societal subject matter isn't about skewering a particular political party: I think our show clearly comes from a point of view, but most of those long stories we do are not party political. They're about systemic issues. Our last few shows were about gang databases, AI slop, juvenile justice, med spas, air traffic control. I'm not saying that these don't have a point of view in them. Of course they do. But I hope a lot of them actually reach across people's political persuasions. You want people to at least be able to agree on the problem, even if you disagree on what the solution to it is. Stephen Colbert continues to discuss politics on his own show in the aftermath of CBS' cancellation announcement, which came amid the completion of parent company Paramount's Skydance merger. While the network said the decision to axe the show was purely 'financial,' there are people who believe there are other reasons for it. More specifically, some think the move was tied to Paramount's $16 million legal settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump, and that move had been openly criticized by Colbert. Many continue to mourn the demise of The Late Show, which is set to end in May 2026. John Oliver joined the likes of Jimmy Kimmel and Bowen Yang in speaking out against the cancellation. And, as the late night landscape continues to evolve, time will tell if hosts continue to infuse politics into their content or gradually steer clear as Jay Leno suggests. Solve the daily Crossword
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Jay Leno's Recent Take On Late Night's Political Humor Seems Prophetic Now In Wake Of Colbert's Late Show Cancellation
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The world of late night TV was thrown into sudden upheaval when CBS announced The Late Show's cancellation, which sparked shocked reactions from Hollywood celebs, and was soon followed by the FCC's long-gestating approval of Skydance's merger with Paramount Global. So when Jay Leno's comments on late night's reliance on political humor caught my eye, I thought they were made in response to Stephen Colbert's current situation, but was surprised to learn they actually predated the Late Show news. Leno sat with Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute's President and CEO David Trulio for an interview that, among other topics, covered the stand-up comedian's personal relationship with former President Reagan. The conversation also revolved quite a bit around the car enthusiast's long-harbored aversion to going hard on political commentary during his run as The Tonight Show's host. Despite always softballing such comedy, Leno joked that he still managed to stoke anger from both sides, saying: Well, it's funny to me when I got hate letters — 'You and your Republican friends.' 'Well, Mr. L., I hope you and your Democrat buddies are happy.' — over the same joke. And I go, well that's good. So that's how you get a whole audience. Leno brought up his professional and personal relationship with the late, great punchline mastermind Rodney Dangerfield as an example of how apolitical his comedy circle has been over the years. Rodney Dangerfield and I were friends. I knew Rodney 40 years. I have no idea if he was Democrat or Republican. We never discussed it, we just discussed jokes. And to me, I like to think that people come to a comedy show to kind of get away from, you know, the pressures of life, wherever it might be. I love political humor don't get me wrong. But what happens is people wind up cozying too much to one side or the other. Leno shared that Colin Powell told him during a Tonight Show guest spot that the day he'd decide to run for President would be his last day of happiness, because after that point, one section of the population would automatically go against anything he said. That exchange happened quite a few years ago, and in many ways, social media has only amplified the polarization in the interim. - 32 Hilarious Jay Leno Quotes from The Tonight Show And His Stand-Up- Shifting Gears Brought In Jay Leno For A Quick Cameo, And I Got Something Way Funnier Than The Last Man Standing Reference I Expected As the talk show successor to Johnny Carson, Jay Leno understandably would prefer to get an entire audience on his side, as opposed to purposefully only trying to appease a certain group. Sure, not every joke is going to land with everyone, but audiences are generally less likely to get vitriolic about terrible puns and sex jokes, while one-sided political jabs are more likely to rile people up. Speaking to that, Leno continued, saying he appreciates someone who can take a partisan joke in stride, but that it's not worth taking the risk if comedy is the point. As he put it: Funny is funny. It's funny when someone, when you make fun of their side, they laugh at it. That's kind of what I do. I just find, getting out, I don't think anybody wants to hear a lecture. . . . Why shoot for just half an audience all the time? Why not try to get the whole [crowd]? I mean, I like to bring people into the big picture. I don't understand why you would alienate one particular group or…Just don't do it at all. I'm not saying you have to throw your support or whatever, but just do what's funny. Again, the comedian's comments were all made in an interview that happened before The Late Show's limited lifeline was unveiled, yet it sounds like he could be speaking in hindsight about Stephen Colbert's targeted subject matter on The Last Show reportedly stoking enough ire in Washington D.C. that the talk show's cancellation was a supposed must-do in order for the Paramount/Skydance merger to get the OK. Which isn't to say Colbert's job would have been safe if The Late Show never mentioned politics once. As well, it's unknown for now exactly what Jay Leno would say in response to CBS cancelling its late-night staple. So I'm not trying to put words in his mouth. The only person who should be putting words in anyone's mouth is the edible cue card chef. Jay Leno can currently be seen yukking it up in his stomping grounds (or would it be rolling grounds?) on Jay Leno's Garage, streaming on Youtube. Solve the daily Crossword
