United States lawyers for 19–20 state coalitions filed lawsuits this week alleging the Trump administration unlawfully imposed a $100,000 fee on new H‑1B visa petitions. The complaints, filed in federal courts including the District of Massachusetts, argue the fee exceeds statutory authority, bypassed Congress, and will burden public-sector employers, universities,...
Washington, President Trump signed an executive order this week directing federal agencies to centralize regulation of artificial intelligence and to challenge state AI laws deemed onerous. The order instructs the Justice Department to pursue lawsuits, directs attorney general to form a task force, and authorizes agencies to consider withholding federal...
Washington, US — Friday, House lawmakers introduced a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration that authorized tariffs up to 50 percent on imports from India. Representatives Deborah Ross, Marc Veasey and Raja Krishnamoorthi seek to rescind the 25 percent 'secondary' duties imposed on August 27, 2025, layered...
BRASILIA/WASHINGTON, The United States lifted sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday, rescinding July Global Magnitsky designations and related measures affecting his wife and a family-linked institute. The Treasury Department said continued designation no longer served US foreign-policy interests, following diplomatic outreach between Washington and Brasilia...
Washington — The U.S. removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday and rescinded related designations affecting his wife and the legal institute she leads, according to Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control official documents. The Trump administration had designated de Moraes in July...
Chicago — Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday officially allowing terminally ill Illinois adults to obtain prescribed life-ending medication, making Illinois the 12th U.S. jurisdiction to authorize medical aid in dying. The Medical Aid in Dying Act, known as Deb’s Law, takes effect in September 2026 and allows qualifying patients...
Boston, US. California and 19 states filed suit on Friday to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, alleging the fee exceeds statutory authority and bypasses required rulemaking. Plaintiffs argue federal law limits visa fees to cost recovery and that DHS implemented the charge without congressional authorization....
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders unveiled a health care package Friday and set a floor vote for next week after centrists and bipartisan lawmakers pressured leadership to allow amendments extending expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies. Nearly a dozen Republicans filed discharge petitions to force separate votes as subsidies face...
Washington Preservation group National Trust for Historic Preservation sued President Donald Trump on Friday, asking a federal court to stop construction of his planned White House ballroom until officials complete required design reviews, hold public comment periods and obtain congressional approval. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court says the...
Indianapolis, Indiana's Republican-led Senate rejected a mid-decade congressional redistricting map Thursday, voting 31-19 after 21 GOP senators joined all 10 Democrats to defeat a White House-backed plan that would have favored Republicans in 2026. The vote followed weeks of pressure from President Donald Trump, state statements, ad campaigns, and warnings...
