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Judge Throws Out Trump Administration’s Policy Imposing $100,000 Fees for H-1B Visas

The ruling voided “in its entirety” a policy from September requiring companies to pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visa petitions.

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Judge Leo T. Sorokin wrote that the Trump administration’s policy appeared to step on Congress’s “exclusive power” to levy taxes.
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Trump Visit Closes Blocks Around MSG: What to Know About Security at the Knicks Game

With President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani set to attend Monday night’s Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, there will be strict security in Midtown Manhattan.

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There will be airport-style security at checkpoints in the blocks surrounding Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
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Are U.S. and Israel on the Same Page in Mideast Wars?

President Trump has voiced his frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, but it is not clear how able he is to rein in Israeli military action.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found himself on the sidelines of talks to end the war in Iran.
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The 15-Hour Fight With Iran Showed the Bind Israel Is In

As it braces for a possible U.S.-Iranian peace deal, Israel now knows that if it responds forcefully to attacks by Hezbollah, Iran may strike Israel with missiles.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem in March.
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How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges.

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The F.B.I. director Kash Patel’s “grand conspiracy case” sought to tie together actions by a group of people that President Trump blamed for various investigations into him.
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Trump, Mamdani and the Knicks: A Manic Monday Awaits New York

When the Knicks return home for Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, much of New York City will be watching, including some well-known guests.

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Trump Defends Compensation Fund and Iran War in ‘Meet the Press’ Interview

In a lengthy interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president again vowed that gas prices would go down when the war in Iran ends.

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President Trump speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Friday.
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Why It Takes California So Long to Count Votes

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.

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Ballots are sorted the day after California’s primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in City of Industry, Calif., on Wednesday.
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