WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The American Council on Education (ACE) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding proposed changes to visa regulations impacting international students. The proposed rule, titled "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media," has raised alarm among higher education associations who   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Clyburn Statement on Shootings at South Carolina State University * COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) released the following statement on the shootings at South Carolina State University on Saturday, October 4: "I offer my sincere condolences and heartfelt empathies to the victims of the shootings that took place at South Carolina State University. As a 'lo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has sustained a bid protest filed by Enviremedial Services Inc. (ESI) of Oceanside, California, challenging a contract award made by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers. This decision voids the contract originally awarded to BryMak and Associates Inc., a small business based in Clarksville, Tennessee. The contract was for preventative maintenance, repair work and other facilities services covering various sites across Georgia,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2025-52) on Oct. 6, 2025, entitled "Extension of Replacement Period for Livestock Sold on Account of Drought". * * * SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice provides guidance regarding an extension of the replacement period under Sec. 1033(e) of the Internal Revenue Code for livestock sold on account of drought in specified counties. SECTION 2. BACKGROUND .01 Nonrecognition of Gain on Involuntary Conversion of Livest  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Uncovers South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson Dismissed Over 92% Of Pedophile Cases In SC-01 County From 2019 To 2022 * Charleston, S.C. Monday, October 6, 2025 \- Congresswoman Nancy Mace called for transparency from South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson following revelations he dismissed over 92% of child pornography and child sexual exploitation cases in Dorcheste  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sara Milani, an international programs advisor at the Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressing concerns about the proposed elimination of the Duration of Status framework for student visas. The advisor, who has worked with international students at the college for 17 years, warned that imposing a fixed four-year admissions period with mandatory extensions through USCIS would   more