Trump's travel ban draws Tehran’s ire and adds tension to Boeing deal

Jan 30, 2017
The multibillion-dollar deal teeters on the back of Obama’s Iran nuclear agreement.

Trump may target H-1B visas; what that means for tech

Jan 30, 2017
The industry is worried about a crackdown on foreign talent, especially software engineering.
Indian participants take part in the 'Windows AppFest', a marathon coding for 18 hours by more than 3500 software developers organised by Microsoft in Bangalore on September 21, 2012. 90% of Indian technology workers employed in the United States use H1B visas.
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How Houston turned things around

Jan 30, 2017
It’s been more than a decade since Houston last hosted the Superbowl. Problems in the oil and gas industry have battered the city in the meantime, but in the last few years, Houston has staged a stunning comeback. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.

An Iraqi journalist shares how the immigration ban affected her ability to travel

Jan 30, 2017
Journalist Sama Dizayee says the process of coming to the U.S. is already very complicated.
Protesters gather at the international arrivals area of the Washington Dulles International Airport on Sunday in Sterling, Virginia. 
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Insurance companies scramble for customers as last Obamacare sign-up period ends

Jan 30, 2017
This year’s deadline to sign up for Obamacare is tomorrow. It may be the last time to ever sign up for this kind of coverage. Late last week, the Trump administration decided to pull ads promoting last-minute sign-ups, although it reversed that decision shortly after. But it may hurt efforts by insurance companies to get […]

Unpacking America’s complex trade with Mexico

Jan 27, 2017
The U.S.-Mexico trade relationship gets talked about by the president as if we’re being scammed. He implies that because the United States has a trade deficit with its southern neighbor, we’re just pouring money over the border. But most economists say the trade deficit with Mexico is not a problem, and, in fact, that it’s […]

President Trump builds a bigger deportation force

Jan 27, 2017
Trump aims to deputize law enforcement in a crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Why President Trump will keep lobbyists especially busy

Jan 26, 2017
In Washington, D.C., lobbyists are in a frenzy.
President Donald Trump signs two executive orders during a visit to the Department of Homeland Security with Vice President Mike Pence, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and other officials on Jan. 25 in Washington, D.C.
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Fear of visa ban puts Minnesota's Somali community on edge

Jan 25, 2017
President Donald Trump is expected soon to order a ban on granting visas to citizens of several Muslim-majority countries.  The nations expected to be listed are Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Sudan and Somalia. Minnesota is home to the nation’s largest concentration of Somalis, and reports of a pending ban are making people tense.

Business activities of the president of the United States

Jan 25, 2017
It's twice as expensive to gain membership at the Mar-a-Lago, and Trump Hotels want to triple their numbers.
A coat of arms at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. 
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