POLITICS

US Chamber of Commerce Sues Trump Over $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 19, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for foreign workers. The business group said in its lawsuit that a proclamation issued by

John Bolton Pleads Not Guilty to Illegally Retaining and Sharing Classified Information

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Former national security adviser John Bolton after speaking in a panel hosted by the National Council of Resistance of Iran–U.S. Representative Office in Washington on Aug. 17, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded not guilty on Oct. 17 to 18 counts of illegally sharing and retaining classified information. Bolton appeared

EPA Sued by Coalition of States for Ending $7 Billion Solar Program Funding

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Solar panels at a facility in Deport, Texas, on July 15, 2021. Drone Base/Reuters A coalition of state attorneys general filed two lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week over the agency’s decision to end a $7 billion grant program for solar energy projects. The lawsuits stemmed from the EPA’s announcement in August

US, Brazil to Arrange Trump-Lula Meeting, Officials Say

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images U.S. and Brazilian government officials held trade talks on Oct. 16, during which they agreed to schedule a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz