NYTIMES (Madeleine Ngo) - Trump’s Changes Lock Some Employers Out of H-1B Visa Program
Since imposing a $100,000 fee on new visas in September, the Trump administration has upended the skilled worker program.
NYTIMES (Niraj Chokshi) - How Airlines Turned First-Class Seats From Freebies to a Profit Engine
Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them.
NYTIMES (Nicholas Fandos) - Tracking 7 of Mamdani’s Biggest Campaign Promises
Zohran Mamdani based his successful campaign for mayor of New York City on several central pledges. Here’s an early look on where those stand.
NYTIMES (Tony Romm) - Trump Administration Returns to Court for Yet Another Tariff Lawsuit
States and small businesses challenged the 10 percent tax on many imports that President Trump imposed after the Supreme Court struck down a previous slate of tariffs.
NYTIMES (Lydia DePillis) - Consumer Spending, Engine of the U.S. Economy, Is Under Strain
Higher fuel costs are raising food and travel prices, while a shaky stock market tamps down free spenders.
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart and Nicholas Nehamas) - The Mass Purge of Immigration Judges, and Melania Trump’s Surprise Epstein Remarks
Plus, your Friday news quiz.
NYTIMES (Katie Rogers and Tyler Pager) - Vance Faces Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks
Vice President JD Vance is leading negotiations this weekend toward an end to a war that he had opposed starting.
NYTIMES (Mark Landler) - No Longer Off Limits, the Strait of Hormuz Remains Thorny Politically
Even after a cease-fire, Iran is keeping a chokehold on traffic, forcing countries to cut deals that could put them at odds with the U.S.
ABCNEWS - Trump blasts MAGA influencers who have split with him over Iran
Trump posts a long critique of several right-wing media figures who have backed him in the past but have been outspoken in their objection to the Iran war.
WASHINGTONPOST (Karin Brulliard) - After record highs, Colorado’s legal pot market faces a sobering gut check
Oversupply and competition from other states have helped upend Colorado’s legal cannabis market, which was the nation’s first.