President Trump is vowing there will be “hell to pay” if Hamas doesn’t release the remaining hostages. Israel is applying pressure as well by blocking aid convoys of food and medical supplies from entering the war-torn strip to force an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Debora Patta reports on the dwindling food supply. Source

The mayors of four so-called “sanctuary cities” testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, where they defended their jurisdictions’ immigration policies and treatment of undocumented immigrants. Caitlin Huey-Burns has details. Source

Pro-Palestinian encampments popped up on several University of California campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. Source

Carlos Marquez is in a free pilot program at Merced College. Its competency-based curriculum allows students to master vocational skills while earning a living. Source

The Justice Department began a crackdown on a Chinese hacking network known as Silk Typhoon. A newly unsealed indictment charges 12 Chinese nationals with a number of attacks on the U.S., including the Defense Department. Nicole Sganga has the story. Source

The Honolulu Police Department bought a robot dog at the height of the pandemic with $150,000 in federal COVID aid, but it hasn’t been used for years. John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois explain. Source

The medical examiner in Kansas City determined that Clayton McGeeney, 36; Ricky Johnson, 38; and David Harrington, 37, died from a combined toxicity of fentanyl and cocaine. Source

Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard made a day trip to the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, to highlight the Trump administration’s efforts to combat illegal crossings and drug trafficking. Lilia Luciano reports illegal border crossings are down dramatically. Source

A special education teacher at Huron High School gathered with students on Wednesday to make blankets for families of organ donors. Source

The alleged mastermind of a deadly 2021 terror attack at a Kabul airport that killed 13 U.S. service members was arrested in Pakistan and appeared Wednesday in federal court in Virginia. Scott MacFarlane has details. Source