This combination of 2025 file photos shows, from left, Lauren Sanchez, Katy Perry and Gayle King. (Photos by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
as the French Riviera extravaganza holdsThis gallery features
from the festival curated by Associated Press photo editors.Viola Davis poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Mastermind’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Viola Davis poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Mastermind’ at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Lola, centre, receives the Palm Dog award on behalf of Panda, who could not attend, during the Palm Dog award ceremony at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Lola, centre, receives the Palm Dog award on behalf of Panda, who could not attend, during the Palm Dog award ceremony at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Savana the dog attends the Palm Dog award ceremony at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Savana the dog attends the Palm Dog award ceremony at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Yael Schacher, director of the Americas and Europe at Refugees International, agreed that Musk is likely referring to the Shelter and Services Program and said there is “no substance” to his claim that money for disaster victims is being given to migrants, as each fund is appropriated separately by Congress.
“It is absolutely correct to say these funds would not have gone to disaster relief if they hadn’t gone to the SSP program,” she explained. “The funds just wouldn’t have been appropriated by Congress at all. The Shelter and Services Program is a separate line item in the federal budget and does not draw from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.”She continued: “Congress has specifically set aside funding for FEMA to administer the Shelter and Services Program, ensuring that it does not pull any resources from FEMA’s other work.”
Congress has authorized 140 times more funding for the Disaster Relief Fund than the Shelter and Services Program,for the latter program have “strict cost requirements for how the money should be spent.”