WASHINGTON—Americans have become familiar with the H-1B, a skilled worker visa that has sparked heated debates among conservatives. But there’s a key feeder for the visa that many Americans may not know—one that is meeting increased scrutiny from Congress ahead of possible reforms from the Trump administration. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable
Health Savings Accounts have been around since 2003, but only about 17 percent of Americans have access to one. Now some members of Congress think these tax-sheltered accounts could be a key to reducing the skyrocketing health care costs in the United States. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use
Benjamin Caudal delivers a speech on democracy at a Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Texas in 2024. Courtesy of Benjamin Caudal All the reading Isabella Worsnop did on cross-country family road trips—and all the museums and historical sites she visited along the way—paid off. The 14-year-old high school freshman from Marshville, North Carolina, felt
By Emel Akan | March 21, 2026Updated:March 21, 2026 Selena Lambert Ortega, a 24-year-old from Santiago de Cuba, invited her fellow citizens to choose who they believed should be Cuba’s next president, in a Facebook poll posted on Jan. 12. Within hours, the post went viral. Respondents overwhelmingly favored U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
By Emel Akan | March 21, 2026Updated:March 21, 2026 Selena Lambert Ortega, a 24-year-old from Santiago de Cuba, invited her fellow citizens to choose who they believed should be Cuba’s next president, in a Facebook poll posted on Jan. 12. Within hours, the post went viral. Respondents overwhelmingly favored U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
(Left) Louisville Police Det. Joshua Jaynes. (Right) Sgt. Kyle Meany of the Louisville Metro Police Department testifies in Louisville, Ky., on Feb. 23, 2022. Louisville Police via AP; Timothy D. Easley/Pool via AP Photo The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking to permanently dismiss the cases against two former Louisville police officers connected to the
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The United States has issued a 30-day sanctions waiver to allow the sale of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products that are currently stranded at sea, U.S.