Within the gold card program, applicants could obtain permanent residency by paying $5 million. Recipients would get a gold ...

The project represents something of a shift in mission for Elon Musk’s initiative, from cutting government costs toward a new goal of generating revenue.

Snopes reached out to the Department of Commerce for background on Lutnick's claims — namely, confirmation on whether the department had already sold 1,000 "gold card" visas, on what date and ...