June 26, 2025
US consular offices now require "comprehensive vetting" to identify those "bear hostile attitudes toward our citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles"
The directive is part of an immigration crackdown Trump launched this year at the start of his second term
During a farewell event, Trump lauds Musk's work as the head of DOGE, which has eliminated thousands of jobs and cancelled billions of dollars in spending
The Pentagon Press Association says the new rules appear to be a "direct attack on the freedom of the press
Harvard says the Trump administration move - which affects thousands of students - is illegal
It files an amended complaint just hours after a federal antisemitism task force announced that eight government agencies were cancelling more grants
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Trump administration opposes draft reforms of the world's financial system intended to help developing countries
