Watch live: Trump meets UK prime minister
Trump and Starmer are expected to discuss the implementation of the U.S.-U.K. trade deal, agreed to in May, the prime minister's office said Sunday. The struggle to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, along with the hunger crisis in Gaza, as well as the war in Ukraine, are also on the table as the two leaders meet in Scotland.
The event is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. EDT.
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7 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Fox News' Mark Levin shrugs off starvation in Gaza because malnourished Palestinian baby has pre-existing health issues
Fox News host Mark Levin suggested that the widespread famine gripping Gaza is being grossly exaggerated, specifically referencing a New York Times story about a malnourished Palestinian child with pre-existing health conditions to make his point. Levin, a pro-Israel hawk and member of Donald Trump's Homeland Security Advisory Council, also railed against international leaders accusing Israel of conducting a campaign of starvation in Gaza, complaining that the Israelis shouldn't be 'told you need to feed the enemy while you defeat the enemy' amid a defensive war. In recent weeks, there has been a sea change both domestically and internationally when it comes to Israel's war against Gaza. With more and more reports of Palestinian children dying of malnutrition as Israel blocks most food aid from entering the war-torn territory, the Israelis have faced mounting pressure to break the Gaza blockade and agree to a lasting ceasefire. Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his country would recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel ends the war and 'takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza.' Starmer's declaration – which came amid criticism from within his own party to take a tougher line on Israel – followed French President Emmanuel Macron's similar proclamation days earlier. Starmer's decision sparked fury from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who claimed it 'rewards Hamas's monstrous terrorism and punishes its victims' while asserting that the 'jihadist state on Israel's border today will threaten Britain tomorrow.' At the same time, Netanyahu has extraordinarily denied that Gaza is currently suffering through famine, calling it a 'bold faced lie' that Israel is trying to starve the territory. 'There is no policy of starvation in Gaza and there is no starvation in Gaza,' he said this week, adding that Israel had 'enabled the amount (of aid) required by international law to come in' and that Hamas was stealing the aid. While Trump has appeared to break from Netanyahu and acknowledged 'real starvation' in Gaza, Levin appears willing to back the Israeli prime minister's position that the famine is largely a fiction that's been peddled by Hamas propaganda. During a Wednesday appearance on America's Newsroom, Levin groused about Starmer's declaration, saying that he's 'sick and tired of these Western Europeans lecturing the state of Israel on how to fight a war.' He also justified Israel's actions in Gaza by referencing the bombing of Dresden, Germany, in World War II, as well as the dropping of nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 'If you listen to that man and think about what he is asking Israel to do, it's an impossibility. Have peace in Gaza without Hamas and make sure the people are fed. Well, isn't that lovely?!' Levin griped. 'Exactly what have the Brits done to accomplish that? What have the French done to accomplish that? Everything they are saying and everything they are doing is giving aid and comfort to Hamas, just like they gave aid and comfort to Iran when President Trump decided to deal with Iran.' At that point, he took issue with the New York Times over its recent story about Gazans dying of starvation after 21 months of conflict with Israel, which featured interviews with Palestinians who are suffering through the prolonged famine. 'The Gaza Ministry of Health has reported more than 40 hunger-related deaths this month, including 16 children, and 111 since the beginning of the war, 81 of them children. The data could not be independently verified,' the Times reported. The paper also included a photograph of Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, an 18-month-old child who was diagnosed with severe malnutrition, according to his mother. The Times would later add an update from the child's doctor, who pointed out that he also had pre-existing medical conditions. 'Mohammed, according to his doctor, had pre-existing health problems affecting his brain and his muscle development,' according to the Times. 'But his health deteriorated rapidly in recent months as it became increasingly difficult to find food and medical care, and the medical clinic that treated him said he suffers from severe malnutrition.' Levin, meanwhile, suggested that this updated information about a malnourished child proved that the reports of starvation in Gaza were inflated and overstated. 'You've got the New York Times that does a photo of this poor Palestinian kid who is all skin and bones, and they're basically assigning the responsibility on the starvation in Palestine,' he exclaimed. 'Turns out he has cystic fibrosis, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the Israelis!' The Fox News star continued: 'This isn't the first time that Hamas has done this and that the European newspapers, the New York Times, and the Washington Post run it.' Levin went on to blast the Washington Post for noting in a recent article that while the Gaza Health Ministry has estimated roughly 60,000 Palestinians have died since the war began, the total is likely an undercount. 'They keep using these Hamas numbers. Then they list thousands of children who have been killed. Who is killing them?!' Levin fumed. 'Hamas can surrender tomorrow. Give the Israelis their people back. The bodies of the people they have killed back. It will be over in two seconds! But they don't do it. Hamas needs this!' After once again claiming that the numbers of Palestinian casualties are likely inflated, Levin grumbled over the growing international calls for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza to feed the starving citizens in the territory. 'This is the only country in the history of modern warfare that has fed the citizens of its enemy in a time of war,' he said, adding: 'They're fighting a defensive war and they're being told enough is enough, you need to feed the enemy while you defeat the enemy!'Meanwhile, at the end of Levin's lengthy rant about Gaza, Fox News anchor Dana Perino appeared to side with her colleague, at least when it came to the New York Times' story. 'On that New York Times correction, just to point out to everybody the New York Times has tons of followers on its regular [X] account,' she concluded. 'When they do a correction, they do it through their PR account, which has only 40,000 views. So, I know you helped amplify that last night.'
Buzz Feed
8 minutes ago
- Buzz Feed
Gavin Newsom Just Shut JD Vance Down With One Simple Map
In case you didn't know, Texas Republicans are redrawing the state's congressional districts in an attempt to gain five more seats to strengthen their narrow House majority in the 2026 midterm elections. A few weeks ago, Trump said he was encouraging them to do this. When asked if he wanted a complete redraw of the Texas map, Trump said, "No, just a simple redraw. We pick up five seats." Well, that potential new map was released today and it looks like this: Needless to say, Dems aren't happy about it, with some people calling on California and Gavin Newsom to do something: "Gavin Newsom if you can hear me save me Gavin Newsom. Save me Gavin Newsom." JD Vance must have been seeing these tweets because he sent out this one accusing California of gerrymandering, "The gerrymander in California is outrageous. Of their 52 congressional districts, 9 of them are Republican. That means 17 percent of their delegation is Republican when Republicans regularly win 40 percent of the vote in that state. How can this possibly be allowed?" That's when Gavin Newsom jumped in and responded with this: "Try again, dumb dumb." The map Newsom used appears to be from a 2024 map made by the World Population Review. Out of those 11 states, World Population Review says 10 favor Republicans. The 10 states that favor Republicans are Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The one that favors Democrats is Maryland. Soooo, what happens next? The new Texas map will go to the Texas legislature for approval. Gavin Newsom has said he would try to redistrict in California, but that's not allowed under California law. Redistricting in California is carried out by an independent commission. One way new maps could be adopted in California is if the legislature drafts new maps and holds a special election for voters to approve them. I guess we'll see what happens next...
Los Angeles Times
8 minutes ago
- Los Angeles Times
Texas Republicans propose new U.S. House map with more winnable GOP seats
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans on Wednesday unveiled plans for a new U.S. House map that would deliver on President Trump's goal of creating more winnable GOP seats before the 2026 elections, pushing ahead with a fast and unusual summer redrawing that Democrats have few options to blunt. The new map would create five new Republican-leaning seats that Trump is seeking as his party looks to bolster its chances of maintaining its slim House majority. Republicans hope to pass it during a special 30-day session of the GOP-dominated Legislature called by GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. Most of the changes target Texas' big cities, which are the few strongholds for Democrats in the booming state of more than 30 million residents. Trump had urged Texas to help the GOP, and his team has signaled that efforts could expand to other states, with a similar push underway in Missouri. 'My understanding is that there is a path forward for a Republican to win five more of those seats,' said Republican state Rep. Cody Vasut, chair of the Texas House's redistricting committee, on the new maps. But the effort has spurred a push by Democrats in California and New York to consider redrawing their districts as well to counter the GOP efforts. Democrats in Texas also are considering walking out to prevent the GOP from passing new maps before the special session ends Aug. 19, though Abbott could simply call another one. Republicans hold 25 of the state's 38 seats, and the new map ups the total they could win to 30. Had the same lines been in place in 2024, Trump would have carried each of the 30 districts by at least 10 percentage points, leading to conservative optimism despite what's likely to be a tough midterm environment for the party. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on social media that 'The 2026 election is being rigged.' 'California won't sit back and watch that happen,' he posted on X. Legislators in Texas and and other states have walked out of legislative sessions before, hoping to thwart the other party, with mixed results. In 1979, a dozen liberal Democratic state senators in Texas who became known as the 'Killer Bees' bunked down in a staffer's garage and evaded Texas Rangers for four days, killing a plan to change the date of the state's GOP presidential primary to favor former Gov. John Connally. In 2003, when Texas Republicans also sought to redraw district lines in place for only one congressional election, Democrats fled to Oklahoma and New Mexico but failed to overturn the GOP plan. Republicans had taken full control of the Legislature in the 2002 elections for the first time since the 1870s, and their new congressional map allowed the GOP to pick up six seats in 2004, meaning they held 21 to the Democrats' 11. U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, whose seat would be drawn into a liberal district for Austin and San Antonio with fellow Democratic incumbent Lloyd Doggett, called the proposed changes 'illegal voter suppression,' because his district would be merged with another Democratic-held seat. 'Everyone who cares about our democracy must mobilize against this illegal map,' Casar said in a statement. The new seats come from making two Rio Grande Valley seats that have been narrowly won by Democrats recently slightly more Republican, collapsing the seats held by Casar and Doggett and turning two Democratic-held seats in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area into GOP-majority ones. Adam Kincaid, executive director of the National Republican Redistricting Trust overseeing GOP mapmaking, defended the proposal as beneficial for minority communities in Texas' two largest cities. He said the new map would create two new Black-majority seats, one in Dallas and the other in the Houston area, and one new majority Hispanic one. 'If you go through it, you're going to see that a lot of the communities that were broken up in the previous map were put together in this one,' he said. Trump has been pushing for redistricting in Texas with the explicit goal of making it easier for Republicans to defend their U.S. House majority. And Democrats are limited in their options for countering the GOP's efforts. In California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has talked about redistricting, but an independent commission draws political boundaries. In New York, Democrats introduced a proposal this week that would allow a new map ahead of schedule, but it would require amending the state constitution, a change that must pass the Legislature twice and be approved by voters. The soonest new lines could be in place would be 2028. New York also has a nonpartisan commission that is supposed to come up with the state's congressional lines, though Democrats have in the past overridden the commission's map to draw districts that would be more favorable for their party. Democratic state Sen. Michael Gianaris, who is sponsoring the proposal, acknowledged the 2026 shortcomings of his legislation but said 'we can't just sit there and watch' as Texas redraw its maps. 'There may be opportunities elsewhere but this is not a battle that's going to be over in a year,' he said in a phone interview after Texas proposed its new map. 'Unfortunately this is just a new front in the manipulation in our democracy to gain political advantage.' During the first few days of Texas' special session, Republicans faced scathing criticism from Democrats, who questioned the timing of redistricting efforts when lawmakers are supposed to be focused on providing relief following deadly Hill Country floods. In GOP-led hearings, hundreds of residents testified and expressed their concerns about not yet being able to see the maps and what new districts could mean for Democratic voters. Vasut repeatedly denied the maps would harm voters. Cappelletti, Hanna and Lathan write for the Associated Press. Cappelletti reported from Washington and Hanna, from Topeka, Kan. AP writers Anthony Izaguirre in Albany, N.Y., and Nicholas Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.
