US lawmakers and immigration advocates have slated the Donald Trump administration's new policy, asking Green Card seekers to return to their countries of origin before applying, reports the Press Trust of India. The criticism of the move from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on
A federal judge on Monday struck down a $100,000 fee US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, concluding that it constituted an unlawful tax Congress never authorized. US District Judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20
US President Donald Trump appointed federal housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday, elevating a political loyalist without national security experience to lead the country’s sprawling intelligence community. In a social media post, Trump said Pult
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration's fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The former Republican se
The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday. Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank containing "white liquor" - a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and s
US President Donald Trump will headline an event commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary on the National Mall next month, organisers said on Saturday, after several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration cancelled, citing concerns about its association with him. The c
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies on Saturday to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of “rightful alarm” over its rapid military buildup. Hegseth, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Sin
A man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday was shot dead by U.S. Secret Service officers after they returned fire, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly after 6:00 pm local time near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, close to the White House complex, repo
The New York Times has filed a second lawsuit against the United States Department of Defense in five months, challenging a policy that requires journalists to be accompanied by escorts while inside the Pentagon. The newspaper argues that the rule violates the First Amendment of the US Constitutio
Mexican authorities and the US Central Intelligence Agency on Tuesday denied a CNN news story reporting that CIA operatives have directly participated in fatal attacks on cartel targets in Mexico over the last year. The CNN story, published earlier on Tuesday and citing anonymous sources, said the
The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval. The statement furthers an argument laid out by Defense Secretary Pete
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was lifting tariffs on whisky from Britain, in a nod to King Charles on the final day of a royal visit celebrating a former colony's impending 250th anniversary of independence. The Republican president, who has wielded tariffs as a foreign policy
The latest criminal charges against James Comey are fundamentally flawed and will be dismissed on free speech grounds, according to legal experts, who said the former FBI director is being singled out for his criticism of President Donald Trump. The charges relate to a post Comey made on Instagram
