Countries try to lure foreign talent after Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike
President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office while signing a series of executive orders including a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.
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President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office while signing a series of executive orders including a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, center, seen here at last year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, is running for Congress in 2026.
Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, says 'backup' legislation couldn't hurt. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
From left, Deb Haaland, JoAnna Mendoza and Kaela Berg are among the Democratic women from blue-collar backgrounds running for office in 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call; Mendoza for Congress/Facebook; Kaela for Congress/Facebook)
Former Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. is running for Illinois' 2nd District. (Courtesy The Jesse Jackson Jr Show/YouTube)
Activists protest outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia's courthouse Wednesday ahead of the arraignment of former FBI Director James B. Comey in Alexandria, Va.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries concludes a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on the eighth day of the government shutdown. Some House Democrats are making a point of being in town this week.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives for a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the eighth day of the government shutdown on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
Members of the National Guard patrol a Washington, D.C., street on Sept. 11. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
A copy of George Orwell's novel "1984" sits on a shelf at a bookstore in Los Angeles in 2017.
A beam of sunlight breaks through the cloudy skies to illuminate the Supreme Court.
The partially demolished remains of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is seen with the Capitol and Washington Monument in the background.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department Tuesday.
The Supreme Court building.
Matt Van Epps is the Republican nominee in the special election for Tennessee's 7th District. (Courtesy Matt Van Epps for Congress/Facebook)
Speaker Mike Johnson is reflected in a mirror in the Capitol on Tuesday as he conducts a news conference about the government shutdown.
A Capitol Police officer is pictured on Oct. 1, after the deadline to fund the government had passed. Officers will continue to report to work during the shutdown, but lawmakers point to larger fears about security.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
President Donald Trump welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday.
President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter before signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in September. He signed two executive orders, including a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.