Follow COGR on LinkedIn11/10/25NY Times
Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown
For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies that Democrats had demanded.
11/10/25Bloomberg Law
H-1B Lottery Revamp Plan Undercuts Trump Goals, Employers Warn
A Trump plan to shake up the annual H-1B visa lottery would undermine the administration’s goal of favoring the most economically valuable foreign workers to the US, industry groups caution. A Department of Homeland Security proposal would replace the random selection process for the specialty occupation visas with one that Trump officials say will prioritize the most-skilled and highest-earning workers. It’s pursuing that plan as it also imposes a new $100,000 entry fee on H-1B workers from outside the US that critics say will block hiring by all but the biggest employers.
11/7/25New York Times
Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.