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DHS replaces 'random lottery' for H-1B visa recipients with priority based on income, skill
Existing system "was exploited and abused by U.S. employers who were primarily seeking to import foreign workers at lower wages than they would pay American workers," USCIS spokesperson says.
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Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he has advanced pancreatic cancer: 'it’s a death sentence'
"I’m not going down without a fight," Sasse says, citing "jawdropping advances science has made the past few years in immunotherapy and more. Death and dying aren’t the same."
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Dogs on meth, 'binge drinking ferrets' featured in Rand Paul's Festivus report on wasteful spending
Long after NIAID director's retirement, Anthony Fauci's beagle experiments are "still funded by three different Fauci-era NIAID grants which have cost taxpayers over $13.8 million so far," says report informed by anti-testing watchdog.
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Nearly 100 Minnesota mayors decry 'widespread fraud, unfunded state mandates' in letter to Walz
"Fraud, unchecked spending, and inconsistent fiscal management in St. Paul have trickled down to our cities," risking mayors' ability to "sustain core services without overburdening local taxpayers," they tell governor, lawmakers.
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Trial for ex-NY governors' aide accused of selling influence to China ends with hung jury
A federal prosecutor told the judge that the government wants to retry the case "as soon as possible."
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Judge Boasberg orders Trump admin to allow Venezeulans deported to El Salvador to return to the US
The group of men challenging their deportations include migrants who were deported to a prison in El Salvador under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act in March, over allegations that they were members of Tren de Aragua.
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President announces construction of new 'Trump class' of battleships
Trump said the new battleships will be part of his Golden Fleet and will be building up to 25 new battleships. The ships are expected to be the "largest we've ever built."
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Clinton spokesperson calls for DOJ to release all documents related to former president and Epstein
Angel Ureña, the deputy chief of staff to Clinton, said the files were insinuating wrongdoing, despite the former president not being accused of any crimes, and urged the DOJ to release all documents, claiming Clinton did not need protection.
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Watch Live: Trump makes announcement with Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan
The announcement comes after the president signed the $900 billion National Defense Authorization Act last week. But the White House has not indicated what the announcement will be about.
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House panel recommends Defense Department's IG probe fatal commercial jet, Army helicopter crash
The crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter occurred Jan. 25
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GOP House Oversight panel expands probe into Minnesota social service to look into possible coverup
The pandemic-era theft is now estimated to be roughly $9 billion and is being called "industrial-scale fraud."
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Trump admin increases offer to $3K for illegal migrants to voluntarily leave US by end of this year
The payout for the so-called "exit bonus" is now $3,000, up from the initial $1,000
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Trump’s policy appeal with urban Americans has a surprising new messenger in Nicki Minaj
Minaj in recent weeks has become increasingly more vocal about supporting Trump. That's a long way from the Katrina aftermath in 2005 when urban musicians declared "Bush Doesn't Care About Black People."