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The Trump administration proposed changing H-1B visas to favor employers who pay higher wages. Some lower wage visa holders such as teachers could lose out. Most H-1B visa holders work in tech and are from India. buff.ly/VWUvxjo
The Trump administration proposed changing H-1B visas to favor employers who pay higher wages. Some lower wage visa holders such as teachers could lose out. Most H-1B visa holders work in tech and…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have lots of history. As their planned Aug. 15 Alaska summit nears, here are key moments when each of them misled about Ukraine, Russia and the 2016 U.S. election. buff.ly/zIODoGR
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have lots of history. As their planned Aug. 15 Alaska summit nears, here are key moments when each of them misled about Ukraine,…
President Donald Trump’s friendship with financier and late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is well documented. But its rupture? Not so much.
President Donald Trump offered new details on his severed ties with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but when exactly their friendship ended is hard to parse. Here’s what we know about the most…
The chart President Donald Trump displayed during an Aug. 11 news conference included 2023 data for Washington, D.C. homicides. Since then, the district’s homicide rate has fallen considerably. And the rate was not the worst in the world, then or now.
The chart President Donald Trump displayed during an Aug. 11 news conference included 2023 data for Washington, D.C. homicides. Since then, the district’s homicide rate has fallen considerably. And…
Citing crime, President Donald Trump said he is deploying the National Guard and taking over the Washington, D.C., police department. Many of the crime statistics he cited do not stand up to scrutiny.
Citing crime, President Donald Trump said he is deploying the National Guard and taking over the Washington, D.C., police department. Many of the crime statistics he cited do not stand up to scrutiny.
Confused about the reports you keep hearing about vaccines? Here’s what you need to know about the 2025-26 flu shot and why doctors say you should get it.
Confused about the reports you keep hearing about vaccines? Here’s what you need to know about the 2025-26 flu shot and why doctors say you should get it.
Citing crime, President Donald Trump said he is deploying the National Guard and taking over the Washington, D.C., police department. Many of the crime statistics he cited do not stand up to scrutiny. buff.ly/N1LcCQw
Citing crime, President Donald Trump said he is deploying the National Guard and taking over the Washington, D.C., police department. Many of the crime statistics he cited do not stand up to scrutiny.
President Donald Trump said he wanted to exclude immigrants in the U.S. illegally from the census. This would be a sharp break with decades of precedent. Can he do it, legally and practically?
President Donald Trump said he wanted to exclude immigrants in the U.S. illegally from the census. This would be a sharp break with decades of precedent. Can he do it, legally and practically?
President Donald Trump is celebrating “negative net migration” to the U.S. Economists say it’s too soon to tell. Net migration is dropping, but it’s unclear by how much.
President Donald Trump is celebrating “negative net migration” to the U.S. Economists say it’s too soon to tell. Net migration is dropping, but it’s unclear by how much.
The U.S. Census counts noncitizens. Did that give Democrats ‘24 more seats’ in Congress?
A North Carolina Republican has a theory about why Democrats oppose a bill requiring state and local government agencies