A U.S. administration set a cap of 7,500 refugee admissions for the U.S. fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025, the lowest annual ceiling since the U.S. refugee program was established in 1980.
October 01, 2025
high
temporal
Annual refugee admissions ceiling for the U.S. refugee resettlement program
European diplomats sometimes use political and diplomatic connections in Washington to try to influence U.S. administration proposals they judge to be unfavorable to European interests.
January 01, 2025
high
temporal
Describes a recurring diplomatic practice by European officials when engaging with U.S. policy-making.
U.S. administrations under Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden implemented export controls restricting foreign access to advanced computer chips, including chips used for artificial intelligence applications.
high
policy
Context about U.S. export-control policy affecting semiconductor sales