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Harvard was trying to enroll international students when Trump tried to ban them
Harvard University has been declared ineligible for international student visas after the US revoked its access to the student and exchange visitor information system (SEVIS). On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security revoked the university’s access to the SEVIS, a government database of international students attending universities in the US. The Trump administration has sought…
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Republicans in the house are behind Trump’s big, beautiful bill
The US House of Representatives’ Budget Committee has voted to advance the Trump administration’s tax cut package to the full House for a vote. The committee approved the bill by a vote of 3-1, with all Republicans voting in favour and all Democrats voting against the bill. Deficit hawks had blocked the bill two days…
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A new lawsuit claims that Trump and DOGE’s government reorganization is unconstitutional
A small number of Trump administration staffers have been working at multiple federal agencies at the same time, according to an NPR report. ” HQ/DOGE has approved our expenses to pump vault toilet at one of our field offices,” an employee at the Bureau of Land Management said. The Trump administration is looking to shrink…
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The US funding freezes are endangering global health
The UN General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging the US to restore its foreign aid programme, which has been frozen amid the Trump administration’s budget cuts. It called on the US to restore its foreign assistance programme and provide urgent support to save lives. It also urged the US to “rethink its policy…
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Howard Lutnick is Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary
Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of financial services firm Wall Street, said he believes China should be hit with the highest tariffs. He added that Europe, Japan and South Korea had treated US industries unfairly. “We’ll be announcing the tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a number of reasons,” he said. The Trump administration plans…