U.S. Will Waive In-Person Interviews for H-1B, Other Work Visas
WASHINGTON—The State Department is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories in 2022 to ease visa issuances,...
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CNN Exclusive: US intel and satellite images show Saudi Arabia is now building its own ballistic missiles with help of China
Saudi Arabia is known to have purchased ballistic missiles from China in the past but has never been able to...
Turkey Rolls Out Economic Rescue Plan, Reversing Lira’s Spiral
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s currency mounted a dramatic, partial reversal from a monthslong collapse on Tuesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a...
Covid-19 Pandemic Drives U.S. Population Growth to Record Low
America’s population grew 0.1% this year, the lowest rate on record, according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday that show...
U.S. Sets 55-Mile-a-Gallon Fuel-Efficiency Standard for 2026 Models
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Monday raised fuel-efficiency standards for passenger cars and light duty trucks, saying the new standards will...
Russian businessman with Kremlin ties extradited to US and charged in multi-million-dollar insider trading scheme
Vladislav Klyushin, owner of M-13, a Russian company that offers media monitoring and cybersecurity services, is charged along with four...
Business Lobby Seeks to Delay Tax Rise That Funds Biden Spending Plan
WASHINGTON—A coalition of large multinational companies has launched a late lobbying blitz to delay a tax increase on foreign earnings...
Appeals Court Reinstates Biden Covid-19 Vaccine Rules for Large Employers
A federal appeals court Friday reinstated Biden administration rules that require many employers to ensure that their workers are vaccinated...
Russia continues to amass new troops near Ukraine’s border despite Biden urging Putin to de-escalate tensions
More Russian military units have been sent to the border area in recent days, sources familiar with the intelligence tell...
Democrats’ $2 Trillion Package Stalls as Manchin Talks Make Little Headway
WASHINGTON—Democrats braced for weeks of delay and uncertainty on their roughly $2 trillion education, healthcare and climate package they had...
House Approves Increase in Debt Ceiling, Sending Measure to Biden
WASHINGTON—Congress passed a measure raising the government’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, sending to President Biden’s desk legislation that is...
Biden to Nominate Sandra Thompson to Lead Fannie and Freddie’s Overseer
WASHINGTON—President Biden plans to nominate Sandra Thompson to become the permanent director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the White...
WSJ News Exclusive | SEC Lures Top Enforcer Who Says Tougher Punishment Is Coming
WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission often picks its top cop from the ranks of Wall Street’s best defense lawyers. Its...
Trump accuses Netanyahu of disloyalty for congratulating Biden after 2020 win: ‘F**k him’
"It was early. OK? Let's put it this way -- he greeted him very early. Earlier than most world leaders....
Top State Department official travels to Venezuela to meet with detained Americans
Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens' quiet visit to the capital city of Caracas represents a significant development...
US small arms and ammo arrive in Ukraine as Pentagon details troops to train country’s military
President Joe Biden approved the package on September 1 as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the White House. The assistance...
Jobs Gap Has Grown to Two Unemployed Workers Per Three Openings Since Summer
U.S. job openings continue to far outpace the number of available workers, with nearly five million more open positions than...
US Navy seized Iranian petroleum products and hundreds of missiles from vessels in Arabian Sea
The weapons, the department said in the Tuesday release, were seized by the US during "routine maritime security operations."Iran's Islamic...
WSJ News Exclusive | Beijing Reins In China’s Central Bank
The People’s Bank of China has never been politically independent like a Western central bank, but it has nonetheless enjoyed...
EPA Trims Ethanol Mandate for Gasoline as Biofuel Pressures Pump Prices
WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed reducing the amount of ethanol and other biofuels that must be blended into...
