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U.S. suspends Microsoft, Adobe from green-card labor program in foreign worker crackdown

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Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling cited "multiple active federal investigations" around the two companies' involvement in the program Thursday.

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Axios and CNBC both lead on the Trump administration’s move against Microsoft, Adobe and other IT firms in the green-card labor program. CNBC uniquely foregrounds Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling’s claim of “multiple active federal investigations” involving the two companies, while Axios instead emphasizes JD Vance’s announcement and says the move would affect hundreds of companies.

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