Washington — The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers. The change follows a series of actions by the Trump administration aimed at reshaping a visa program that critics say has become a pipeline for
Washington — Sometimes wrecking balls and bulldozers move faster than the legal system. That’s the dilemma facing the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which lost its bid to temporarily halt construction of the White House ballroom last week. A judge sided with President Trump, allowing work to continue on the East Wing site while imposing
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The declaration issued last Thursday called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone
The Trump administration is set to resume garnishing the wages of some student loan borrowers who are in default beginning in early 2026, and a leading advocacy group for student loan borrowers is raising concerns. Wage garnishment notices are expected to go out to about 1,000 borrowers in default beginning the week of Jan. 7,
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to deploy National Guard members to the Chicago area while a legal challenge moves forward, delivering a setback to President Trump in his effort to use federalized troops in Illinois to ensure enforcement of federal immigration laws. The high court left
Washington — Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse announced Tuesday that he has terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. Sasse, 53, announced his diagnosis on X, saying it’s a “death sentence.” “Friends – This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week
46m ago Tipster told FBI she was invited to party “for prostitutes” at Mar-a-Lago The FBI received a tip in October 2020 that appears to be from an unidentified female who said she had information about a “Jeffrey Epstein party” in 2000. The person’s information is redacted in the FBI’s summary of the tip,