Washington, July 9 (IANS) Vice President J.D. Vance on Wednesday announced a fresh crackdown on alleged fraud involving the H-1B visa programme, saying the US Department of Labor has launched “dozens of subpoenas and investigations” targeting foreign entities accused of misusing the system to undercut American workers. Speaking at an anti-fraud event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday (local time), Vance said the Trump administration was expanding its broader anti-fraud campaign beyond federa…
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Washington, July 8 (IANS) The Trump administration has launched its first major investigation into alleged fraud involving H-1B and PERM employment visas, with the US Labour Department’s Inspector General saying investigators have already issued dozens of subpoenas as part of a sweeping probe into suspected labour trafficking and abuse of foreign worker programmes. Labour Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito said the investigation would be one of the most aggressive actions ever under…
Washington, July 6 (IANS) NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has said the United States is in a renewed race with China to return astronauts to the Moon, warning that the competition is now measured “in months, not years” as both nations accelerate plans to establish a sustained human presence beyond Earth.Speaking in an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence, Isaacman said there should be no doubt that Beijing intends to land astr…
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Congressional Democrats have urged the Trump administration to reverse what they called a major shift in the US green card process, arguing that a new policy could force eligible applicants to seek permanent residence from abroad instead of adjusting their status while remaining in the United States.In a letter to US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow, Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Dick Durbin, Representative J…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The Trump administration on Wednesday refused to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), opening negotiations to rewrite key parts of President Donald Trump’s signature North American trade pact while insisting it remains in force during the review process. The decision came after representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada held the first mandatory six-year joint review of the agreement, which entered into force in 2020. While Washington dec…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The Trump administration will press Mexico for stricter rules of origin, stronger labour and environmental standards, tighter intellectual property protections and greater American manufacturing content as it seeks to rewrite the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), a senior administration official said on Wednesday. The comments came soon after the United States declined to renew the USMCA in its current form during the agreement’s first mandatory six-year jo…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Three Cuban nationals, including a former employee of a Cuban government-linked organisation sanctioned by the United States earlier this month, have been taken into federal custody after Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated their legal status, the State Department said. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said the three were apprehended by federal agents this week after Rubio revoked their legal status.According to the department, Carlos Antonio Lloga Domin…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The US-led PaxSilica alliance has expanded to 24 member countries, with 35 nations endorsing a joint statement on artificial intelligence, as the Trump administration steps up efforts to build an international coalition around AI, advanced manufacturing and economic security. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg said the initiative would continue to grow while focusing on practical projects and cooperation among member countries.”Today, we’re at …
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration said Friday that global supply chain vulnerabilities extend beyond China, arguing that governments should focus on reducing dependence on “single points of failure” to strengthen the global economy. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg made the remarks when asked by IANS whether India and the United States, both of which face challenges from China, could work together to address supply chain risks.”You know, we think abou…
Washington, June 26 (IANS) The Trump administration said it is expanding its diplomatic, economic and security engagement across the Pacific Islands to counter China’s growing influence in a region it described as strategically vital to US national security.Michael G. DeSombre, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific that the State Department had made the Pacific one of its top priorities.”This is a…