Trump Targets Visas, Chrisleys Pardoned & Summer Movie Season - Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 28 May 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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The news to know for Wednesday, May 28, 2025!
We'll tell you about an uncertain future for international students as the Trump administration puts all visa applications on hold.
Also, which reality TV stars got a pardon from President Trump, and why the CDC is no longer recommending COVID shots for some Americans.
Plus, a new law that pits one of the most populous states against the nation's biggest tech giants, how much Southwest Airlines is charging for checked bags starting today, and what movies are helping theaters break records as we kick off the season of summer blockbusters.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, May 28. We'll tell you about an uncertain future for international students |
| 0:04.8 | as the Trump administration puts all visa applications on hold. Also, which reality TV stars |
| 0:09.9 | got a pardon from President Trump and why the CDC is no longer recommending COVID shots for some |
| 0:15.3 | Americans. Plus, a new law that pits one of the most populous states against the nation's |
| 0:19.4 | biggest tech giants. How |
| 0:20.9 | much Southwest Airlines is now charging for checked bags starting today? And what movies are helping |
| 0:26.0 | theaters break records as we kick off the season of summer blockbusters? Those stories and even more |
| 0:31.0 | news coming up. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:38.5 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:41.2 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:42.1 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:43.6 | You're ready? |
| 0:44.5 | Let's do this. |
| 0:48.3 | The U.S. is no longer scheduling any new student visa interviews, at least not for now. |
| 0:53.9 | They're on pause while the Trump administration prepares new measures to vet applicants' social media accounts. |
| 0:59.7 | But this comes during the busy season for international students looking to come to the U.S. |
| 1:03.8 | Most received acceptances from American universities already in the spring and now have to get their visas before the new school year begins in the fall. |
| 1:11.1 | Once the new measures do go into effect, it will probably make the process last longer, |
| 1:15.6 | since officials will have to look into applicants' posts, shares, and comments across platforms |
| 1:19.7 | like Instagram, X, and TikTok. And in the end, more students are expected to be excluded. |
| 1:24.6 | Already, the Trump administration tried to keep Harvard University from enrolling |
| 1:27.7 | international students. A judge put that order on hold. Now the White House is ramping up the heat on |
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