🌆 Sunday Morning, Oct 25 — USA Telugu News Roundup 🇺🇸
• Former President Barack Obama mocked Ohio governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as "thirsty" for attention at his first midterm rally in Cleveland on Saturday, over the ad featuring rival Amy Acton's estranged mother. Acton hit back, the Ramaswamy campaign cut the ad to 30 seconds, and Cook Political Report moved the race to Lean Democratic. Election Day is November 3.
• hiindia.com / IANS)
• An IANS review finds patchy Indian-language ballot access across the US: Chicago offers Hindi, Gujarati and Urdu ballots at every polling site, but Texas — home to 628,608 Indian Americans — has no Indian language on the ballot at all. California counties offer facsimile ballots including Telugu. Voters needing help can call 1-888-API-VOTE.
• hiindia.com / IANS)
• Two Indian-American House candidates are running on shoestring budgets: independent Sandeep Dixit (Ohio-13) reported just $2,044 in cash, while Republican Ritesh Tandon (California-17) reported $5,227 — against fellow Indian-American Rep. Ro Khanna's $16.6 million war chest, a gap of more than 3,000 times. Election Day is November 3.
• newkerala.com / IANS)
• Good news for H-1B applicants: USCIS has started approving H-1B petitions that would have faced the $100,000 fee — without employers paying it — after weeks stalled past the premium-processing window. Two federal courts have blocked the fee, though appeals are pending, so it could return.
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