A U.S. flag and an H-1B visa application form, in this illustration on Sept. 22, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 29 appealed a federal judge’s ruling upholding the Trump administration’s decision to increase the fee for H-1B visas for employees in specialty occupations to $100,000. Washington-based U.S. District Judge Beryl
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 29, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Dec. 29 that he’s not 100 percent in agreement with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on how to handle tensions in
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Gateway Center in Bethesda, Md., on June 8, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters The Trump administration has come to an agreement with researchers and Democratic-led states to review National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications that were paused amid a policy aimed at cutting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, according
A sign in support of Medicaid rests in a walking device on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on April 27, 2025. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge has allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to obtain basic Medicaid data on illegal immigrants as part of its enforcement operations.
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his threat to file a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for what he describes as “gross incompetence” due to Powell’s
Rep. LaMonica McIver exits the grounds at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, N.J., on May 9, 2025. Angelina Katsanis /AP Photo A New Jersey congresswoman asked a federal appeals court to throw out charges pending against her for allegedly assaulting federal agents outside an immigration detention facility. Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) was charged
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Washington on Nov. 6, 2024. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has launched a new political action committee (PAC) to solicit donations to elect Democratic candidates to public offices. The PAC is named “Fight for the People” and is a restructured version