U.S. Pauses Visa Interviews for Foreign Students

美国暂停外国学生签证面试

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2025-05-28

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A.M. Edition for May 28. In a State Department cable signed by Marco Rubio, the Trump Administration orders embassies and consulates to stop scheduling new student-visa interviews while officials prepare to ramp up social media screening and vetting. Plus, with its armed forces depleted, WSJ’s Matthew Luxmoore describes how Ukraine is turning to TikTok and cash incentives to bring Gen Z into the fight against Russia. And SpaceX loses control of a Starship spacecraft after making it farther than previous test flights. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • In another blow to universities,

  • the Trump administration suspends visa interviews

  • as it prepares to ramp up screenings of foreign students.

  • Plus, a major U.S. copper project gets a boost from the Supreme Court.

  • And from cash bonuses to a TikTok campaign, Ukraine goes all out to recruit young soldiers.

  • Ukraine's youngest adults receive a $24,000 bonus for signing up through this program,

  • which is more than many Ukrainian soldiers receive in the space of a year.

  • It's Wednesday, May 28th.

  • I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,

  • the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • The Trump administration has hit pause on new interviews for student visas,

  • according to a State Department cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

  • potentially disrupting operations at universities that argue foreign students help to subsidize tuition for others.

  • The cable orders embassies and consulates not to schedule any new interviews as officials prepare for tougher vetting of applicants' social media activity.

  • The move comes during a busy season for international students looking to come to the US,

  • who generally receive acceptances from American universities in the spring and must obtain visas before the new school year begins in the autumn.

  • Last week, the administration yanked Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students,

  • which make up about a quarter of its student body.

  • President Trump says he'll pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley,

  • who were convicted of fraud and tax evasion, describing them as having faced harsh treatment.