This decision, directed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is part of a broader initiative to expand social media screening for visa applicants, citing national security concerns.
China has urged the U.S. to protect the rights of international students after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly ordered a global suspension of student visa issuance amid new screening methods.
The Trump administration has paused new student and exchange visa appointments to implement expanded social media screening, sparking backlash from universities and civil liberties advocates over concerns of free speech violations and targeting of international students.
At the Bitcoin 2025 event in Vegas, Block’s Square has rolled out real-time payments in Bitcoin, allowing attendees to buy t-shirts, hoodies, and other merchandise.
The share of people becoming undocumented immigrants in the United States, not by illegally crossing a border, but by overstaying their visas, was almost 40 percent of estimated new undocumented immigrants in the fiscal year 2023.
David Sacks, the top crypto and AI advisor to President Donald Trump, has projected that the impending stablecoin legislation could unlock trillions for the U.S. Treasury.
