WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest plan to overhaul the American immigration system has left some immigrant workers confused. That left the White House on Saturday scrambling to clarify that its new $100,000 fee on visas for skilled tech workers that soon will go into effect only applies to new applicants and not to…… MORE
The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified information. Journalists who don’t abide risk losing their media credentials that provide direct to the military headquarters. Free-press advocates call the move an assault on…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized? and ”rife with inaccuracies.? The decision comes two and a half months after President Donald Trump signed legislation sharply reducing food aid to the poor. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that…… MORE
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s YouTube account is offline. Venezuelan state-run channel Telesur claims it was “eliminated” without explanation. Google, YouTube’s parent company, hasn’t responded to questions about the termination. This comes amid rising tensions between Venezuela and the United States over American military deployments in the southern Caribbean. Maduro’s account had…… MORE
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his supporters are paying tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a memorial service in Arizona. They’re praising the slain political conservative activist as a singular force whose work they must now advance. Trump credits Kirk with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory. And…… MORE