Trump
Administration
Student visas: The State Department intends to review the social media accounts of foreign citizens who apply for student and visiting scholar visas as it resumes processing those applications. The applicants will be screened for perceived “hostility” toward the United States, officials said on Wednesday. Read more ›
NATO tensions: President Trump is scheduled to attend a NATO summit in The Hague that starts on Tuesday. Eager to keep him happy, the other leaders in the alliance have already diluted their public support for adding Ukraine as a member, and the secretary general is pushing them to increase military spending to meet a figure suggested by Mr. Trump. Read more ›
Gun inspections: The Justice Department plans to cut the number of inspectors who monitor federally licensed gun dealers by two-thirds, according to budget documents. The move could sharply limit the government’s already crimped capacity to identify businesses that sell guns to criminals. Read more ›
