President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders cracking down on campus antisemitism and stripping federal funds from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory.

President Trump on Wednesday defended his temporary freeze on federal grants and loans — saying he stopped “condoms for Hamas” and other “waste” — after his aides rolled back a memo to agencies in order to “end any confusion” about what was being targeted.

Earlier, Palestinian factions operating in the Gaza Strip released eight hostages - three Israelis and five Thai nationals - as part of an additional exchange round

Hamas has survived Israel’s 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the militant group is replenishing its ranks, although restocking its weapons supplies will be more difficult.

President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on foreign aid. But it has provided no evidence that $50 million was ever directed toward condoms for Gaza.

A separate U.S. program that provides contraceptives internationally spent $60 million worldwide in one year, but Gaza was not among the recipients.

Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order that could gut funding for public schools across the country.

The US president has listed the stopping of condoms to Gaza as an accomplishment. But is he thinking of the wrong Gaza?

Analysis: Hamas's public display of power aims to show it is still in control of Gaza after Israel's brutal war, but will it complicate the ceasefire deal?

Still, the chaotic 48 hours suggested that some in the Trump administration had overestimated their ability to impose ideological purity tests on federal funding. The order interrupted the Medicaid system, which provides health care to millions of low-income Americans, and left thousands of people in limbo.

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