President Trump signed a bipartisan bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The standoff centered on immigration enforcement funding, leaving routine services like TSA and FEMA protected. Immigration-related funding will be handled in a separate measure, reopening political uncertainty over the issue.
A bipartisan bill in the US House would waive a steep $100,000 H-1B visa fee for foreign doctors and nurses. The charge was introduced earlier and could raise hospital costs, especially at facilities already stretched thin. With the US facing a major doctor shortage, the proposal aims to help bring more medical professionals into care, including in rural and underserved communities.
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