Tag: washington news
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Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that will require a new, $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visa applications
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Man accused of trying to kill Trump says prosecutors haven’t proven assassination attempt
A man accused of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course last year told a federal judge that prosecutors haven’t proven that an assassination attempt occurred
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Trump says US has carried out another fatal strike targeting alleged drug-smuggling boat
President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month
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US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned
A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges is resigning under pressure from the Trump administration
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Senate confirms Mike Waltz as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations after months of delays
The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
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ICE arrests nearly 550 in Chicago area as part of ‘Midway Blitz’
Immigration enforcement officials have arrested almost 550 people in the Chicago area as part of an operation that began less than two weeks ago
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Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1
The Senate rejected competing measures to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date
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Why Newsom’s push for new House maps isn’t a sure thing, even in heavily Democratic California
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot to reshape California’s U.S. House districts to add five Democratic seats in advance of the 2026 midterm elections is not a sure sale, even in a state where Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by nearly 2-to-1
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Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project
The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas
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Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he’ll later go to China
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place in October in South Korea and will visit China early next year