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Trump administration revives English language requirement for truck drivers

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Trump administration revives English language requirement for truck drivers

The Trump administration on Tuesday took steps to begin enforcing a law that requires truck drivers to speak English.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was in Austin, Texas, where he signed an order to direct the Department of Transportation to enforce the law.Duffy framed the move as a safety issue for America's roadways. TRUMP TO MAKE ENGLISH OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF US IN NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER"For too long, misguided policies have prioritized political correctness […]

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Trump administration secures release of US veteran held in Venezuela, family says

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Trump administration secures release of US veteran held in Venezuela, family says

The family of a U.S. Air Force veteran who was wrongfully detained in Venezuela since November 2024, on Tuesday, said he was released.Joseph St. Clair, a four-tour Afghanistan War veteran from Hansville, Washington, first went missing in November while getting PTSD treatment in Colombia. "This news came suddenly, and we are still processing it—but we are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude," said Scott and Patti St. Clair, Joseph's parents.The family also […]

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Federal judge with history of anti-Trump remarks assigned to Hannah Dugan criminal case

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Federal judge with history of anti-Trump remarks assigned to Hannah Dugan criminal case

The Milwaukee judge accused of helping an illegal immigrant evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement is back in the spotlight — this time because of the liberal federal judge presiding over her trial.U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, 85, was randomly assigned to preside over the jury trial of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who was indicted earlier this month for allegedly shielding an illegal immigrant from ICE in her courtroom. […]

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Children take over White House briefing room with questions about Trump’s favorite ice cream, superpower

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Children take over White House briefing room with questions about Trump’s favorite ice cream, superpower

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt fielded questions from the children of journalists and White House officials to celebrate Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day on Tuesday.The children's questions focused mainly on President Donald Trump, with Leavitt being forced to reveal the president's favorite flavor of ice cream, what super power he most wants to have, and whether he likes to give hugs."Oh, does he like to give […]

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Hegseth orders Pentagon to launch comprehensive review into ‘catastrophic’ 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal

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Hegseth orders Pentagon to launch comprehensive review into ‘catastrophic’ 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is instructing the Pentagon to launch a comprehensive review into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. President Joe Biden removed U.S. troops from Afghanistan in 2021, following up on existing plans from the first Trump administration in 2020 with Taliban leaders to end the war in the region.Thirteen U.S. service members were killed during the withdrawal process due to a suicide bombing at Abbey Gate, […]

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Rubio fires back after Dem senator says he regrets voting for him, sparking tense exchange

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Rubio fires back after Dem senator says he regrets voting for him, sparking tense exchange

Secretary of State Marco Rubio fired back at Sen. Chris Van Hollen after the Maryland Democrat said he regretted voting for Rubio as President Donald Trump’s chief foreign affairs adviser, leading to a fiery exchange during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the State Department's budget proposal when Van Hollen used his time to tear into the State Department for revoking visas of […]

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President Trump confident Putin wants peace with Ukraine, thinks he’s ‘had enough’ of war

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President Trump confident Putin wants peace with Ukraine, thinks he’s ‘had enough’ of war

Following his phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, President Donald Trump appeared confident that peace talks between the two warring nations will soon be progressing.In response to a reporter’s question outside the White House on Monday, Trump said that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is genuine in his seeking a peace deal."President Trump, do you think Vladimir Putin wants peace?" the reporter shouted across the lawn.Trump […]

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Trump calls Biden’s cancer diagnosis ‘very sad’ while questioning timeline: ‘Wasn’t informed’

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Trump calls Biden’s cancer diagnosis ‘very sad’ while questioning timeline: ‘Wasn’t informed’

President Donald Trump spoke candidly about former President Joe Biden's recent prostate cancer diagnosis on Monday, expressing sympathy while also suggesting that the situation should be investigated.Biden's team announced the diagnosis on Sunday afternoon, saying the former statesman "was seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.""On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) […]

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Biden White House visitor logs reveal which Dems participated in cognitive decline ‘cover-up’

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Biden White House visitor logs reveal which Dems participated in cognitive decline ‘cover-up’

White House’s visitor logs reveal that many of the top Democratic leaders who most vocally defended former President Joe Biden’s leadership capabilities were frequent White House visitors and were thus presumably aware of Biden’s worsening cognitive decline.National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marinella slammed Democratic leadership for participating in what he called a "cover-up" and the "political scandal of the century."This comes as the 82-year-old former president's condition is once […]

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