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Trump signed a proclamation imposing an annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas for foreign workers, potentially impacting the US tech industry which relies heavily on workers from India and China.
Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was indefinitely suspended, leading to widespread protests outside Disney headquarters and criticism from other late-night hosts who called it a 'blatant assault on freedom of speech.' Trump subsequently suggested that TV networks carrying critical coverage should lose their broadcast licenses.
A federal judge struck down Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, saying the original filing was full of 'vituperation and invective.' Trump has 28 days to refile the action.
Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping has agreed to approve a TikTok deal, though details remain unclear. The statement marked the first direct contact between the two leaders since June.
The Trump administration is reshaping immigration rules in ways that have reversed asylum victories in immigration courts. Cuban asylum seeker EC and others saw hard-won legal victories vanish as new rules upended how cases are handled.
The Trump administration announced plans to cut all funding to the Migrant Education Program, threatening the futures of approximately 250,000 children of seasonal farm workers who currently depend on the program for educational support.
Trump's visa ban left dozens of students from Gaza who had been admitted to US universities unable to travel to resume their studies interrupted by war, crushing their plans to continue their education.
The UN voted to allow the Palestinian president to address the annual gathering via video link after Trump refused to grant visas for the Palestinian delegation to attend the conference and UN General Assembly.
A draft bill circulating in the executive branch and Congress would authorize Trump to kill individuals he deems narco-terrorists, granting the president sweeping military powers.
Democrats rejected a House-passed spending bill due to healthcare cuts as a government shutdown looms. Senate Democrats blocked the funding bill on a near party-line vote, with Democratic leader Jeffries stating 'We don't work for Trump.'