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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
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AI
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White House blocks Politico from trip on Air Force One
The decision follows an attempted ban of the outlet from the White House grounds, and a similar move to block CNN from the presidential plane.
Energy
US supreme court to hear big oil's bid to block climate damage lawsuits
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Commodities
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Energy
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Markets
Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members
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Finance
Senate blocks measure requiring report on Israeli violence in West Bank
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Geopolitics
Senate Blocks Dem-Led Resolution Calling For Israeli Settler Violence Probe
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Technology
US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress's approval
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Consumer
CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask judge to extend block on Trump's media ban
The current 14-day order is due to expire Oct. 8, and the media outlets say the White House is preventing CNN from fulfilling its television pool duties.
GOP senator blocks bill to stop Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center
The bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials was thwarted in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
3 news outlets seek extension of ban on their being blocked from White House
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White House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
White House blocks CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One
White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
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Consumer
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White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One
The White House's decision puts the state of the rotational TV pool, which resumed on Friday, in jeopardy once more.
Geopolitics
Supreme court blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map from use in midterms
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Geopolitics
Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP for third time
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Geopolitics
How every senator voted on the Iran war powers resolution
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White House still blocks some reporters despite judge's order lifting Trump ban
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Judge blocks Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico's White House access for now
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Geopolitics
Venezuela blocks 3 attempts by opposition leader Machado to return, team says
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Transport
US judge blocks deportation of DoorDash driver shot by ICE
The delivery driver was transferred from a hospital to a detention centre after the shooting on Sunday.
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