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‘False STEM workforce shortage’: Republican lawmaker pushes for amendment to stop H-1B abuse

Republican leader Riley Moore brings amendment to stop H-1B abuse. Rep Riley Moore said he proposed an amendment to stop the abuse of the H-1B visa program and the House Appropriations Committee approved it. The amendment instructs the US labor department to investigate the ‘fake shortage’ of the STEM workforce and submit a report on […]

‘Make America healthy again’: New RFK Jr report pushes child health policies; key takeaways

Robert F Kennedy Jr (AP photo) US “Make America healthy again” commission, set up by president Donald Trump, and led by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, released its second report on Tuesday, warning of rising chronic illness among American children.“A lot of these 128 recommendations are the things that I’ve been dreaming about,” Kennedy […]

‘Wonderful secret’: Democrats release alleged 2003 Trump note to Epstein; White House pushes back

US President Donald Trump (AP) Democratic lawmakers on the US house oversight committee on Monday published a lewd note allegedly written by Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003- a release the White House quickly denounced as “fake news.”The message was released on the official account of The Democrat’s X account as part of the […]

‘Wonderful secret’: Democrats release alleged 2003 Trump note to Epstein; White House pushes back

US President Donald Trump (AP) Democratic lawmakers on the US house oversight committee on Monday published a lewd note allegedly written by Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003- a release the White House quickly denounced as “fake news.”The message was released on the official account of The Democrat’s X account as part of the […]

‘Capital, capital punishment’: Trump pushes death penalty for Washington, DC murders — but city has rejected it for 40 years

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that his administration will seek the death penalty in all murder cases in Washington, DC, a move that could collide with longstanding city law and resistance from juries.“Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment. Capital, capital punishment,” Trump declared during a Cabinet meeting. “It’ll be a crime […]

Trump: Putin won’t meet Zelenskyy as he ‘does not like him’; eyes Kim Jong Un meeting, pushes Russia-China denuclearisation talks

President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reluctant to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy simply because he “does not like him,” while also signaling a renewed willingness […]

From El Salvador to Uganda: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s fight takes new turn, Trump admin pushes deportation; Kristi Noem brands him MS-13 ‘child predator’

Kilmar Abrego Garcia , second right, leaves the Putnam County Jail. (AP Photo) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland construction worker at the center of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown, surrendered to US authorities in Baltimore on Monday. His case, already marked by a wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year, has taken a […]

‘Make it too hot to climb over’: Trump administration pushes for US-Mexico border makeover; paint walls black to deter migrants | World News

Trump administration pushes for US-Mexico border makeover; paint walls black to deter migrants (Pic credit: AP) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday said President Donald Trump had directed that the US-Mexico border wall be painted black, arguing that the dark surface would make it too hot for migrants to climb. Speaking at a press […]

‘How much have they paid you?’: US lawmaker slammed for joining India Fest, he pushes back

US lawmaker Tim Burchett was slammed for attending India Fest in Tennessee. Republican leader Tim Burchett, US Rep from Tennessee, strongly pushed back as he received flak for attending India Fest. “I had a great time @ Indiafest 2025 today,” he posted sharing three photographs from the event. In one of the photographs, he was […]

‘On brink of death’: Israeli PM pushes for ‘military solution’ to free hostages; Hamas demands ‘humanitarian corridors’ for aid access

Facing limited diplomatic options to resolve the hostage crisis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is advocating for a “military solution” to secure the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, an Israeli official was quoted as saying by ABC News on Sunday.Netanyahu has proposed expanding military operations in Gaza, aiming to use force to […]