New restrictions on public-sector hiring of H-1B workers in Texas and Florida promise punishing effects on health-care employers and patients, Andrew Kreighbaum reports.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will hit the road to test their affordability message with voters in Texas and Wisconsin this week.

State attorneys general led by two Republicans are raising concerns about the proposed takeover of the Warner Bros. studios by Netflix Inc., saying it will harm consumers.

Waymo has begun laying the early groundwork for ride-hailing services in Chicago, Illinois and Charlotte, North Carolina, it says in a post on X.

Connecticut is taking an unusual step to confront a growing national problem: flood maps that lag reality. The state has launched a public climate-risk mapping tool where residents can see the estimated flood exposure of their property — along with wildfire, wind and other climate risks. The tool, which is accessible through the insurance department’s website, is powered by the same type of private risk-modeling firm that insurers turn to for setting rates.

New York’s mayor wants the city to provide free child-care starting at six weeks, among other free services. He has also promised New Yorkers someone else would pay for it: their rich neighbors. Last week reality caught up with these plans.

Moderna Inc. can’t present its comparable-license royalty opinion at trial in Arbutus Biopharma Corp.’s Covid-19 vaccine patent suit after a federal judge ruled it improperly relied on Spikevax sales.

HHI Corp. failed to show that the US Army Corps of Engineers unlawfully included a project labor agreement requirement in an Air Force construction project worth $55 million, the GAO said in a decision released Wednesday.

During his time as Harvard University’s president, Larry Summers outlined a bold plan to create an epicenter for scientific research befitting of the school’s prestigious stature.

Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Corp. can move forward with task orders to provide “lift and shift” cloud migrating services to the US Naval Sea Systems Command, the GAO said in separate decisions released Wednesday.

The Pentagon plans to spend an additional $12.6 billion to improve surveillance of China’s military maneuvers, submarines and satellites as the US tries to counter the “unprecedented Chinese military buildup” in Asia, according to a budget document sent to Congress.

President Donald Trump offered a strident defense of his administration and economic record, declaring the nation is “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before” in a State of the Union address that contained few new policy announcements.

Valero Energy Corp’s Bay Area oil refinery has shut down key operating units, dashing California’s hopes to retain one of the state’s last remaining fuel-making plants.

The Senate will move to consider legislation to increase the supply of affordable housing as soon as this week, Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday.

The Senate voted on partisan lines Wednesday to approve President Donald Trump‘s pick to replace a Democrat he fired from the National Transportation Safety Board last year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and US President Donald Trump discussed preparations for a meeting between negotiators from their countries planned for Thursday in Geneva, as well as further peace talks involving Russia.

House Democrats began their sprint toward November elections Wednesday at a retreat in Leesburg, Va. focused on affordability.

Senators questioned US surgeon general nominee Casey Means about her stance on vaccinations, her financial ties, and her willingness to buck the Trump administration during her rescheduled confirmation hearing Wednesday.