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Some US Visa Applicants May Need to Post $15K Bond

State Department is proposing a new plan

(Newser) - The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many, the AP reports. In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on...

Senate Leaves DC With No Deal on Trump Nominees

Republicans say they may change rules to speed up nominations when they return in September

(Newser) - After days of contentious back-and-forth, during which President Trump told Chuck Schumer he could "go to hell," the Senate ultimately left Washington, DC, for its August recess Saturday night without a deal on confirmations for dozens of Trump nominees still awaiting advancement. Lawmakers say the president privately instructed...

Biden: 'You Can't Sugarcoat It. These Are Dark Days'

Former president rips into Trump administration at National Bar Association event in Chicago

(Newser) - Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris appeared on Stephen Colbert's show on Thursday, while about 800 miles away, a tuxedoed Joe Biden took to the stage that same evening to speak at a National Bar Association event in Chicago. And Biden, 82, didn't hold back...

Weight Loss Drugs May Soon Fall Under Medicare/Medicaid

Trump administration pilot program could bring pricey GLP-1 drugs to millions of Americans

(Newser) - The Trump administration is preparing a five-year test that could allow some Medicare and Medicaid patients to access high-profile weight loss drugs, including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. The plan, which would let state Medicaid programs and Medicare Part D insurers choose to cover these drugs for obesity treatment,...

Trump Cancels New Offshore Wind Projects

Administration is rolling back projects in federal waters greenlighted by Biden administration

(Newser) - The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States. More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas, the offshore locations deemed most suitable for wind energy...

US Is Paying 'Fired' Workers Not to Work

More than 150K will get paycheck for months, reports Washington Post

(Newser) - The Trump administration says its slashing of federal jobs this year will save money in the long run, but the Washington Post reports the cuts won't save much in the short run. The reason? The government is still paying the salaries of more than 154,000 federal employees...

New Counterterror Chief Has Ties to Right-Wing Extremists

Joe Kent is confirmed to run National Counterterrorism Center in 52-44 vote

(Newser) - The Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed Joe Kent, President Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, with Republicans looking past his connections to right-wing extremists and support for conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Kent won confirmation on a 52-44 vote tally,...

A 3rd Ivy League School Makes a Deal With Trump

Brown will pay $50M to state workforce development programs

(Newser) - Brown University has become the third Ivy League school to settle with the Trump administration over accusations the school has fostered antisemitism. Under the terms, the university in Rhode Island will make $50 million in payments to state workforce development programs over a decade, the New York Times reports. Brown...

Report: White House Asked Taiwan Leader to Ax US Stop

Administration reportedly requested that a planned stop in New York not occur

(Newser) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te had reportedly hoped to travel through New York and Dallas next month on his way to visit diplomatic allies in Latin America—stops that would have surely ruffled China. The Financial Times reports the entire trip has been scrapped after sources say the Trump...

Hard Times Fall for 6-Figure Earners, Too

Delinquencies surge as job market cools, costs climb

(Newser) - A growing number of high-income Americans—those earning more than $150,000 annually—are starting to fall behind on credit card and auto loan payments, according to new data from credit-scoring firm VantageScore. Delinquency rates for these households have more than doubled since 2023, outpacing the increases seen among...

Top FDA Official Is Out After Attacks From Laura Loomer

Dr. Vinay Prasad's departure follows political backlash and disputes over vaccine policy

(Newser) - Dr. Vinay Prasad, a vocal critic of the FDA before joining its ranks, has stepped down from his leadership post at the agency after less than three months on the job. Prasad, who took charge of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in May and was...

Battle Over Bove Ends With Senate Confirmation

Former Trump lawyer will be an appeals court judge

(Newser) - The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge on Tuesday, with Republicans dismissing whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Bove was on Trump's legal...

US to Incinerate $9.7M of Its Own Aid Contraceptives

Belgian warehouse holds millions in unused family planning supplies that were to be sent overseas

(Newser) - The Trump administration plans to destroy roughly $9.7 million worth of US-funded contraceptives, currently sitting in a Belgian warehouse, after labeling some of them as "abortifacients" under rules reinstated when President Trump returned to office. The stockpile—intended for international aid—includes more than 50,000 IUDs,...

EPA Moves to Rescind a Major Key in Climate Regulation

'Endangerment finding' from 2009 found greenhouse gases were toxic to public health

(Newser) - President Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for US action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule rescinds a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger...

Trump Expands Religious Expression for Federal Workers

New guidelines allow prayer, proselytizing on the federal clock

(Newser) - Federal workers now have broader leeway to pray and discuss their faith at the office under new guidelines from the Trump administration. The changes, outlined by the Office of Personnel Management, permit employees to share religious beliefs and try to "persuade others of the correctness of their own...

Judge Blocks Trump Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood

Clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation's largest abortion provider fights President Trump's administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict handed down...

White House Wants Colleges to Pay Up, as Columbia Did

Administration plans to use $200M settlement over antisemitism allegations as the new model

(Newser) - The Trump administration has begun negotiations with several universities in an attempt to get them to pay millions of dollars in fines to ensure federal funding keeps flowing—as Columbia agreed to do this week. A White House official said the Columbia deal is the new model, the Wall Street ...

Trump's Peace Pick Likes 'Competent White Men' at Top

President fired Darren Beattie in 2018 for appearance at conference with white supremacists

(Newser) - A top State Department official who was fired in President Trump's first term for appearing at a conference attended by white supremacists, and who has a history of incendiary statements about race, has been picked to run the US Institute of Peace. Darren Beattie will keep his current job...

Administration Gives In, Unfreezes School Funding

Education Department says review found the money won't be used for anything conflicting with Trump's policies

(Newser) - The Trump administration has agreed to release over $5 billion in education funding it was withholding from public schools—bringing relief after weeks of uncertainty for administrators and educators—after being lobbied by politicians of both parties. The freeze, enacted June 30, put nearly $7 billion in federal grants...

IRS Mulls Dropping Multilingual Tax Help

Plan could end translations, phone interpreters, non-English tax forms

(Newser) - The IRS is weighing a plan to phase out tax services offered in languages other than English, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Post and sources familiar with the discussions. This move follows an executive order from President Trump that declares English the official language of the US,...

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