Sarakshi Rai

You've made me crave Din Tai Fung btw.

DHS overhauls H-1B visa program The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday clarifying who can apply for an H-1B work visa, a key program to attract international talent that’s been criticized as too complicated and suscept…

US Citizenship and Immigration Services finalized sweeping new H-1B regulations overhauling eligibility standards for the primary visa program used by skilled foreign workers in the US.

The H-1B work visa has been criticized as too complicated and susceptible to abuse.

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Here are The Hill’s Changemakers 2024 Welcome to The Hill’s Changemakers: 24 of 2024. For the second year in a row, we’re highlighting both the household names and lesser-known players who are making an impact at the Capito…

Excited to reveal this year's @thehill.com's Changemakers! Agree or disagree with them, our 24 of 2024 Changemakers are steering the convo, smashing barriers, and blazing paths at the Capitol and around the world.

How Empower Has Become Uber’s Rival in Washington D.C. A company called Empower is trying to take on Uber, Lyft and local regulators as it piles up fines and draws new passengers to its service.

Empower, the ride-hailing start-up, has become a serious rival to Uber and Lyft in Washington, D.C. It now does 100,000 rides in the city each week, good for 10% of the local market, a larger share than the city’s taxis.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi "sustained an injury during an official engagement and was admitted to the hospital for evaluation."

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Gabbard struggles to woo senators ahead of confirmation fight Tulsi Gabbard is struggling through her meetings with senators this week, sources told The Hill, highlighting the difficult path she faces in winning confirmation to be director of national intelli…

Tulsi Gabbard is struggling through her meetings w/ senators, sources told The Hill, highlighting the difficult path she faces in winning confirmation to be director of national intelligence.

But the Trump transition pushed back on reporting that Gabbard is struggling in her meetings.
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GOP senators feel weight of Trump’s loyalty test on nominees Weeks before even taking office, President-elect Trump is already sorely testing the loyalty of Republican senators by pushing an array of controversial nominees to key positions, putting enormous …

Republican senators who last week looked like they might be wavering on Trump's Pete Hegseth pick sent a different signal on Monday. In between, there was pressure from the MAGA movement. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

McConnell receives medical attention after falling Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was spotted walking back to his Capitol office followed by a medical team after he fell following a Republican lunch meeting Tuesday. McConnell was es…

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was spotted walking back to his Capitol office followed by a medical team after he fell following a Republican lunch meeting Tuesday.

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Not as beautiful as slack though….

Love when I go on vacation and come back to find that the entire newsroom has moved from Slack to Teams. Struggle is real this Monday.

Live updates: 26-year-old suspect named in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Pennsylvania in connection to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, after police recovered evidence and a fraudulent ID.

Live updates: 26-year-old suspect named in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting
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Somewhere over the Atlantic.

Hegseth faces growing GOP scrutiny as allegations mount Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s embattled pick for Defense secretary, faced growing scrutiny from Republican senators Tuesday after a new set of revelations over the weekend involving a…

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s embattled pick for Defense secretary, faced growing scrutiny from Republican senators after a new set of revelations over the weekend involving allegations of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct in his past. thehill.com/policy/defen...

It’s been FIVE YEARS to the day since a man in Wuhan, China starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19…

Biden pardons his son, Hunter President Biden announced Sunday he signed a pardon for his son, Hunter, arguing the charges against his son were brought for political reasons. “No reasonable person who looks at the facts o…

President Biden announced Sunday he signed a pardon for his son, Hunter, arguing the charges against his son were brought for political reasons. trib.al/CaB1Aca

My Life As a Homeless Man in America An extraordinary firsthand account.

This story knocked the wind out of me and i hope esquire paid this man.

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Woke up in New Delhi.

President-elect Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles says the Trump-Vance transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding the Biden- Harris administration.

Perfect for lunch walks!

A view that never gets old.

Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire to start Wednesday morning The Israeli government is expected to shortly announce its agreement to a cease-fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon that will begin Wednesday morning, according to a source familiar. The announcement is…

The Israeli government is expected to shortly announce its agreement to a cease-fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon that will begin Wednesday morning, according to a source familiar in The Hill.

It’s official! The launch of the new Press Freedom Center today at the National Press Club once again showed how important it is to support and strive for a future where journalists are free to operate independently and freely.

Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked a judge to dismiss Trump’s Jan. 6 criminal case.

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“This prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.”

Press Freedom Center gets official launch at Club on Monday Throughout this past year, the National Press Club leadership has been working to formalize and bolster the press freedom work the Club has done through the Press Freedom Center at the National Press ...

The new Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club
launches today!

The Center will focus on campaigns advocating the release of detained journalists, support for those exiled from their home countries, and assisting US journalists and news organizations. www.press.org/newsroom/pre...

GOP senators squirm over sex-related allegations against Trump Cabinet picks Republican senators are squirming over the rash of sexual misconduct allegations against President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks, which they fear will become a focal point of Senate confirmatio…

Republican senators are squirming over the rash of sexual misconduct allegations against President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks, which they fear will become a focal point of Senate confirmation hearings next year.

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Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn his nomination to be Attorney General for President-elect Trump.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said he was withdrawing from consideration as President-elect Trump’s nomination to be attorney general.