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The prospect of soaring health care costs could exacerbate Americans' feelings about affordability, an issue that President Trump has tried to downplay. But Democrats plan to keep the issue front and center.
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As the Trump administration expands its immigration crackdown nationwide, President Trump is simultaneously creating new pathways for wealthy noncitizens to obtain U.S. visas. Earlier this week, Trump officially launched a program allowing affluent visitors to fast-track permission to live and work in the United States. For a $1 million payment, applicants can receive a so-called Trump Gold Card, which promises to speed up U.S. residency applications "in record time." The administration says it will also soon offer a $5 million "Trump Platinum Card" that would allow participants to avoid paying some U.S. taxes. The announcement comes as new rules published this week would require visitors from 42 countries in the visa waiver program to submit up to five years of social media history, along with phone numbers, email addresses and biometric data.
Shev Dalal-Dheini, director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, says the changes show that "if you're wealthy, if you can pay to play, then you're welcome to come to the United States. But if you're not — if you're coming as a tourist, or you're coming to seek humanitarian protection — then we're going to make it much tougher for you to come here and really put a lot of hurdles along the way in the guise of security and vetting."
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Thursday demonstrated an emerging reality for President Trump: Commanding the Justice Department is not the same as controlling the justice system.
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President Trump's secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba's government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.
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The lawsuit seeks to force President Trump to submit his ballroom plans for public review and input.
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Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has overseen President Trump's immigration policy, including efforts to detain more immigrants and pause visa applications.
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Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial continues in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.
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