State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce indicated Thursday that the increased scrutiny the Trump administration is placing on foreign student visas will not be a "one-time" check, but rather a process that lasts the entire time foreign students remain studying in the country. 

Bruce was peppered with questions at a Thursday press briefing about the Trump administration's plans for increased vetting for foreign students. The briefing came amid news that the Trump administration has paused new student visa appointments at embassies across the globe. The Trump administration also indicated this week it would begin "aggressively" revoking the visas of Chinese students that pose national security threats, and has plans to implement expanded social media vetting for foreign student visas. 

"Everyone who's here on a visa has to recognize – certainly it is what they've seen over the last few months – that America takes their visa seriously, that vetting is not a one-time process – it's continuing," Bruce said in response to questions about what the new scrutiny and vetting will entail. "When things, if things happen, if you get arrested, if there's some kind of an issue, it's probably going to be seen at some point," Bruce added.

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"There's an interest in making sure that those who are here from China on a visa understand that we are taking our national security seriously," she continued. "And, if everything's fine, terrific. But, that will be a vetting that certainly continues and is important."

Citing national security concerns, Bruce did not reveal many details about what the new scrutiny on foreign students will look like. However, she did tell reporters that the student visa interviews will likely resume "sooner-than-later," once a formalized process has been agreed upon. 

Bruce framed the new student visa scrutiny as part of President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda aimed at reducing alleged political indoctrination on campuses and ensuring that American students can receive the highest quality education possible without interference.

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"There's a reason why people come here – it's because of what the country represents. Yes, the excellence of our schools. And we want to keep it that way," Bruce told reporters Thursday.

"We want parents who send their children, whether they be from a different country or America – to an American university – that they can recognize their child when that child returns home … making sure that everyone who does want to send their child to a school in this country can do so knowing that they're going to be safe, they're going to be able to get into a building and not held hostage in a library because it's been occupied, or that they're going to be able to actually learn things that you're paying that kind of money for."

Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White didn’t mince words when sharing her thoughts on officiating in the WNBA, which followed Saturday’s game where Caitlin Clark suffered a quad injury that will sideline the star guard for at least two weeks. 

Apparently those strong remarks landed White in some trouble with the league. 

After the Fever suffered a disappointing loss against the Washington Mystics in the team’s first game without Clark, White was asked during the postgame presser whether she believed the league needed to step in to protect top players from "intentionally rough play."

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"Obviously, I think we can get better in certain areas as far as how we call the game, consistency with how we call the game. . . . Are we going to say that we want a free-flowing offensive game, or are we going to have tough, grind-out physical games? And whatever way it is, the players will adjust and coaches will adjust but we can’t have it be one way one quarter and another way another quarter."

She continued, "I don’t think collectively as a whole the league has to step in and do something, I just think that there has to be some improvements in certain areas." 

But when pushed further on what those areas might be, White revealed that her previous remarks – likely those on Saturday night – resulted in her receiving a fine. 

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"Are we trying to get me fined again? Because I did just get fined," she said with a smirk. 

White did not elaborate further, but the fine likely stemmed from her comments following Saturday’s loss to the New York Liberty. 

"I think it’s pretty egregious what’s been happening to us the last four games, you know, a minus-31 free throw discrepancy," White said, adding she believed Clark was fined in the play of the game. "And I might be able to understand it if we were just chucking 3s. But we’re not. We’re attacking the rim and the disrespect right now for our team has been pretty unbelievable."

White said Monday that she was not sure when Clark sustained the injury exactly. 

"Sometimes great players don't tell you when they're hurting," she said. "I'm glad that she did because we need to nip this in the bud."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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