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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has finally released its hotly-anticipated “gold card” allowing deep-pocketed foreigners to purchase US visas. Trump told reporters at the White House that it would function “somewhat like a green card” letting foreigners become instantly eligible for permanent residency status to work in America. Individuals have to pay $1 million to US Treasury coffers, while companies will have to fork over $2 million to keep employees. The Department of Homeland Security will conduct a background check on all applicants to make sure they are qualified. After five years, any gold card-carrying permanent resident can apply for...

Michelle Obama says life in the White House challenged her in ways she “never anticipated.” The former first lady is poised to open up about the experience in a forthcoming episode of “On Purpose with Jay Shetty,” which premiers Monday. In an exclusive clip obtained by ITK, Shetty asked Obama what being part of the first family at the White House revealed to her about herself. “That I’m pretty strategic and smart and resilient,” Obama, 59, replied. “The White House tests you in ways that you never anticipated,” the mom of two said.

At an event on Monday night, HHS Secretary Sebelius acknowledged some of the messiness of the ongoing ObamaCare implementation, but of course had at least one readily available excuse as to why the administration is so very unreasonably put-upon at the moment: