President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 19, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump launched an immigration Gold Card and announced $100,000 fees for H-1B visa applicants, with executive orders he signed in the Oval Office on Sept. 19. He said the orders will
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, nominated to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz on Sept. 19 to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. The tally was 47–43.
The Trump administration is ending the Temporary Protected Status of thousands of immigrants from Syria living in the U.S., arguing it is not in America’s interest to continue the humanitarian program, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday. The department said conditions no longer prevent Syrians from returning to their war-ravaged homeland. Syria faced a
Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on June 8, 2025. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Education has placed Harvard University under financial stability monitoring, demanding the Ivy League school to post a guarantee that its federal debt will be repaid. On Friday, the Department’s Office of Federal Student Aid announced that Harvard has
A photograph of Charlie Kirk at a memorial outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix on Sept. 16, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A majority of House Democrats joined their GOP colleagues in supporting a resolution to honor the late conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and condemn his murder while speaking at an event in
After the tabled hep B vote, some liaison members from top medical organizations shared their agreement for holding off on making changes to the current recommendations. Some also urged more transparency in how decisions will be made on future potential recommendation changes. “I would urge the committee to use the methodical scientific method to weigh
Judge blocks ending TPS for certain immigrants Judge blocks Trump from ending TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians 02:20 Washington — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to freeze a lower court’s order and allow the government to end deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the U.S. U.S. Solicitor General