Washington, June 30 (IANS) The US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and many temporary visa holders, ruling that such children are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.The Supreme Court held that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are “subject to the jurisdictio…
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Washington, June 9 (IANS) Democratic lawmakers, state officials and policy advocates welcomed a federal court ruling striking down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, calling it a victory for employers, healthcare providers, universities and the US economy.Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said the decision was “a welcome rejection of an unlawful policy that threatened America’s economic competitiveness and made it harder for businesses, hospital…
Washington, June 5 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday defended the Trump administration’s handling of the economy amid mounting criticism over rising fuel and consumer prices, telling lawmakers that inflationary pressures linked to the conflict involving Iran were temporary and would ease once the situation stabilised. The issue emerged repeatedly during a lengthy and often heated hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, where Democratic lawmakers argued that the co…
Washington, June 3 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vigorously defended the Trump administration’s restructuring of US foreign assistance programmes, rejecting Democratic criticism that cuts to aid and the dismantling of parts of the foreign aid bureaucracy have weakened America’s global influence and contributed to humanitarian suffering.Appearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs, Rubio argued that the administra…
Washington, May 24 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera sharply criticised the Trump administration’s new immigration policy that could force many Green Card applicants living legally in the United States to leave the country and complete the process abroad, calling it disruptive and harmful to families, workers and the American economy.“I strongly oppose the Trump administration’s disruptive decision to require many students, temporary visa holders, and other individuals seeking gr…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer mounted a strong defence of the Trump administration’s trade policy, telling lawmakers that tariffs and aggressive negotiations were beginning to deliver tangible gains for American workers and industry.Appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, Greer said the administration’s approach marked a decisive break from past policies that, in his view, encouraged offshoring and weakened domestic manufacturing.“We’re exp…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) A group of senior Democratic lawmakers has called for a full investigation into an apparent strike on an Iranian girls’ school that reportedly killed at least 175 people, most of them children.In a joint statement, US Senators Mark R. Warner, Brian Schatz, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Jack Reed, and Chris Coons said they were “horrified by the latest reports concerning the February 28th strike on an Iranian elementary school near the town of Minab.”The lawmaker…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) The United States is moving to revive small and community banks, arguing that years of heavy regulation weakened local lending and slowed economic growth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congressmen. Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday (local time), Bessent said community banks are critical to small businesses, agriculture, and housing, but have steadily disappeared since the global financial crisis.“More than 50 per cent of comm…
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Artificial intelligence is becoming a new focus for US financial regulators. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress that AI can strengthen markets, but it also poses risks that require close monitoring.Bessent was testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s 2025 annual report. He said AI is now one of the four top priorities for protecting the financial system. The others are Treasury markets, cybersec…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US Democratic lawmakers showed their anger and distress in the aftermath of the US raid on Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.They said that Congress had not been notified in advance and that US President Donald Trump’s administration had previously lied to Congress about its goal in the oil-rich South American nation. Meanwhile, they demanded an immediate briefing on the operation and on the White House’s next move, Xinhua news agency reported….