🌆 Friday Morning, Oct 23 — USA Telugu News Roundup 🇺🇸
• Trump endorses the full Ohio GOP slate — Husted for Senate, Ramaswamy for Governor, Faber for AG + 12 House candidates. He also defended Ramaswamy's controversial ad featuring rival Acton's mother; Gov. DeWine called it "deeply troubling" but kept his backing. Fox poll: Acton 50, Ramaswamy 48.
• nationpress.com · bizzbuzz)
• H-1B reform + premium-processing rules under White House review — EB-2 India frozen at Nov 2013 for a second straight month; OIRA is reviewing the new premium-processing rule and the H-1B reform proposal pending since Aug 24. Family dates jump a year.
• hi INDiA · IANS)
• Raja Krishnamoorthi warns anti-Indian hate is turning violent — exclusive IANS interview calling out TX candidate Bo French over Indian-origin kids at a football game; reveals Aurora temple-plot suspect faces a terrorism-related charge; says FBI hasn't responded to his probe demand.
• bizzbuzz · IANS)
• Indian student arrivals to the US down 39% — 25,321 F/M arrivals in Aug 2026 vs 41,540 last Aug; lowest August since 2020; 73% below the Aug 2023 peak. Visa rejection rate up from 36% (2023) to 61% (2025).
• Curly Tales · Hindustan Times)
• Dr. Kiran Musunuru elected to the National Academy of Medicine — the UPenn gene-editing pioneer behind the first bespoke gene therapy for a patient; one of 100 new NAM members; TIME100 Health 2026.
• American Bazaar)
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