Federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100K H-1B visa fee, ruling it an unconstitutional tax
Federal judge strikes down Trump H-1B fee ruling, finding the $100,000 visa requirement exceeded executive authority by functioning as an unauthorized tax.
Jeffries: First bill of Dem majority would tackle affordability
House Democrats have privately met for months to hammer out the specifics of legislation to lower costs.
Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche as attorney general
Washington — President Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general on Monday, aiming to formalize the onetime Trump defense lawyer’s control over the Justice Department. Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Mr. Trump fired Pam Bondi in April. He previously spent just over a year as deputy attorney general, the No.
Judge voids Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas
Washington — A federal judge on Monday invalidated President Trump’s policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign workers, finding it unlawful. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled in favor of a group of 20 states that challenged the new fee announced by Mr. Trump in September. The judge found that
Pentagon updates religious codes after criticism from Mormons
The Pentagon on Monday updated its religious affiliation codes after members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints criticized the list because it did not describe LDS as a “Christian” faith. On Friday, the Pentagon cut the number of religious affiliation codes from over 200 to 31 to help military chaplains streamline religious
Jeffries says he won’t back FISA until Pulte is removed by Trump as acting DNI
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday he will not vote to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers so long as Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte remains in the role. “Reversing the Bill Pulte appointment is a starting point, not an ending point,” Jeffries said of the battle to renew Section 702…
Mike Johnson: California election ‘stinks to high heaven’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) asserted that the California primary election “stinks to high heaven,” echoing gripes from President Trump and other Republicans about the integrity of the state’s election system. “They are counting votes weeks after the election,” Johnson said in the Capitol on Monday. “I’m not saying it’s rigged. I’m saying it stinks to…