A drop in tourism to the U.S. is already costing the country billions, but a fee implemented in President Donald Trump’s signature spending bill could keep away even more visitors. The bill institutes a $250 “visa integrity fee” starting in 2026 for non-immigrant U.S. visas, which include tourist, student and work visas. The added cost…
WASHINGTON (KTUU) — With Congressman Nick Begich, R-Alaska, standing just to his right, President Donald Trump met his July 4 deadline signing his ’One Big Beautiful Bill mega bill into law – calling out Alaska’s senior senator by her first name. “I liked it because we had so much in there that no matter who…
Indian stock market: The domestic equity market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open flat on Friday, tracking mixed cues from global markets. Asian markets traded mixed, while the US stock market ended higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing at record highs. On Thursday, the Indian stock market ended lower,…
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) was confronted Tuesday over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, not because it was surprising to see a Republican support increased spending — but because Arrington himself recently urged Americans to tackle the U.S. debt. The House Budget Committee chairman was grilled by Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) during a House Rules…
With Republican Party majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate, it would be simple for an onlooker to assume US President Donald Trump would not have any trouble getting laws passed. But as his closest allies struggle to muscle the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress, this idea has been disproved. After…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Monday night in US) hit back at billionaire Elon Musk, warning that without subsidies from the American government, the Tesla CEO would “probably head back home to South Africa.”In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “Elon Musk knew, long before he so strongly Endorsed me for President, that…
Amid the feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the US President in an interview on Sunday referred to the tech mogul and former advisor as a “great guy.” Musk served as a close advisor to the US President till May 2025, when his tenure came to an end. President Donald Trump speaks during a…
The Feud Reignites The rivalry between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk has erupted once again, revealing the fault lines within America’s conservative and tech elite. On Saturday, Musk reignited his public criticism of Trump’s flagship domestic policy bill, calling it “utterly insane and destructive.” His post warned that the Senate’s revised 940-page draft would…
Last April, Xi Jinping, president of the People’s Republic of China, said in a speech that in the past five years, China has built “the world’s largest and most complete new energy industry chain.” That was no idle boast. While much of the focus has been on solar, China is also a leader in both…