President Trump on Monday made an announcement on healthcare affordability. The president was joined by HHS Secretary RFK Jr., Secretary Lutnick, Dr. Oz and others. CNBC reported earlier Monday that President Trump is announcing new drug pricing deals with nearly a dozen drugmakers. The drugmakers will voluntarily lower the prices of their medications. On Monday, Trump announced 26 pharmaceutical companies agreed to offer all of their drugs to state Medicaid at favored nation drug pricing.President Trump previously announced a deal with 17 pharmaceutical companies. “For decades, politicians from both parties promised to make health care more affordable, but they all…
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British designer John Galliano announced Aug. 31 he had canceled a planned fashion exhibit for the 2027 Met Gala after receiving strong public backlash from the Jewish community over his past anti-Semitic statements.Galliano would have become the third living designer to be featured in a solo show at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute’s glamorous spring event.“After much reflection and discussion with all those involved, I have decided with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time,” Galliano posted in a statement on Instagram.The designer also addressed his past statements…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Dario Amodei’s Anthropic is facing yet another massive legal challenge. Sony Music and Warner, both juggernauts in the music publishing industry, filed a major lawsuit against the AI company late Friday night, accusing it of “one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history.” More specifically, the publishers said that Anthropic had, without permission, trained its AI models on “tens of thousands” of copyrighted compositions, asking for remuneration up to $150,000 per work, in addition to up to…
Democrats in Virginia removed the last three remaining Confederate statues from Richmond’s Capitol Square on Friday in a move proving left-wing forces have not relented in their war on American culture and heritage. The scene in Richmond was far from the “Woke 1” distinction Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., made in an attempt to brush off the crazed rioting and censorship of the early 2020s, which included the toppling of numerous statues, many of which were not Confederate. Rather, the Soviet-style revisionism tracks more closely with the campaign of Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. — a self-proclaimed moderate who lied to the…
A California judge dismissed two class actions from male ride-hailing drivers over women’s preference programs after ordering them to arbitration.SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Uber and Lyft won’t have to face claims of discriminating against male drivers after dual class actions against the ride-hailing companies were dismissed.In both lawsuits, filed in San Francisco Superior Court this past November, male drivers accuse Uber and Lyft of openly flaunting their discriminatory policies — something they said makes the “sex-based discrimination quite unlike the mine run of discrimination cases.”“Here, there is no question whether Uber discriminates against male drivers, like plaintiffs, who are disadvantaged…
Order Jamie Glazov’s new book, ‘United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny, Terror, and Hamas’: HERE. The most surprising result in the batch of primaries held this week over the vast stretch of America from Florida through Wyoming to Alaska was the defeat of famed anti-Trump whistleblower Alexander Vindman by state Rep. Angie Nixon in the contest for the Democratic nomination against appointed Republican U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody in Florida. Of these candidates, Vindman was by far the best known nationally. His role in spurring the House’s 2019 impeachment of President Donald Trump made him a hero to Democratic money-givers large and…
President Donald Trump makes an announcement on healthcare affordability at 3 p.m. ET on Aug. 31. …
Order Jamie Glazov’s new book, ‘United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny, Terror, and Hamas’: HERE. Arab-American Tom Barrack is our ambassador to Turkey, and special envoy to Syria as well. Barrack has fallen hard for Ahmed al-Sharaa’s charade of being a “moderate” who wants to make “peace” with Israel. Barrack also seems as impressed as his boss with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the padishah who rules Turkey and nurses his neo-Ottoman designs. In the last decade, Erdogan has established Turkish military bases in Syria, northern Iraq, Somalia, Libya, and Chad, and continues to maintain the largest Turkish military base abroad, in Northern…
The Florida Bar has officially rejected a plea from leftist groups and former judges to investigate a Department of Homeland Security lawyer for criticizing rogue judges. In an Aug. 18 letter obtained by Fox News’ Bill Melugin, the state bar shot down a request to probe DHS General Counsel James Percival. The organization said that it does not “investigate or prosecute sitting officers appointed under the U.S. Constitution while they are in office,” and that such prospective actions “could encroach on the authority of the federal government concerning these officials and the exercise of their duties.” As The Federalist previously…
After Dobbs, abortion funds sued local prosecutors over a pre-Roe statute, but the state says no one has been or will be criminally charged for enabling abortion-related travel.(CN) — Texas nonprofit groups that assist women in traveling for abortions in states where the procedure remains legal asked the Fifth Circuit Monday to preemptively shield them from prosecution under a 150-year-old state law. The case, Fund Texas Choice v. Deski, grew out of the legal fog after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, a physician who sits on one of the groups’ boards, fears the old…
Russian drone strike on ammunition depot in Myla killed 37 people Friday night, with the toll rising to 38 by Sunday Zelensky called the storage of explosives near homes and a care facility terrible negligence and ordered a criminal investigation Nearly 400 residents were evacuated and roughly 130 homes were damaged in the blast near Kyiv The attack is the second such depot disaster in two months after a July strike in Vyshneve killed nine Ukraine’s agriculture minister says 90 percent of the country’s food distribution centers have been destroyed, emptying store shelves In an incident Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Russian armed forces carried out strikes on the Fim Service transport and logistics center in the settlement of Chaiky near Kyiv on Saturday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry stated that the facility stored components for long-range Flamingo cruise missiles [1]. The military also struck a warehouse in the settlement of Milaya that reportedly housed components for Fire Point’s long-range FP-1/FP-2 unmanned aerial vehicles [2]. A separate logistics center in the Kyiv Region, which officials said housed a customs terminal for distributing military cargo from Western countries, was also targeted in the operation [1]. Strike Details The Russian…
U.S. Beekeepers Sue USDA, Alleging Imported “Organic” Honey Misleads Consumers and Violates Federal Law Four major U.S. commercial beekeeping operations have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging the agency allows imported honey to carry the USDA organic seal through certification pathways unavailable to American producers [1]. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington by operations based in Washington, South Dakota, and Texas, according to the plaintiffs [1]. The lawsuit claims the practice misleads consumers, undermines domestic beekeepers, and violates federal organic law by creating a double standard…
Newly obtained emails show Dr. Anthony Fauci instructed a subordinate to delete an email chain discussing controversial gain-of-function research, according to a report from The National Pulse. The instruction, sent in March 2012, read: ‘Please delete this e-mail and then delete from the deleted file.’ Officials and critics said the deletion may violate federal record-keeping laws, which require preservation of communications related to agency business. [1] The emails also reveal Fauci’s frustration with a journalist’s op-ed warning about the risks of such research, which he dismissed as ‘off base,’ according to the report. The findings raise questions about Fauci’s compliance…
Study Overview A new large-scale study published in The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging has identified significant associations between daily beverage choices and long-term dementia risk, according to a report from NaturalNews.com. Based on data from the UK Biobank, the research followed nearly 119,000 participants for over 13 years and recorded 992 cases of all-cause dementia [1]. The research analyzed data from 118,963 dementia-free participants, with an average follow-up period of 13.45 years [1]. According to the study, while sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened drinks were linked to increased risk, coffee and tea consumption showed protective associations [1]. The researchers…
A 10-minute exercise routine designed to strengthen the inner-thigh muscles and improve hip stability could help reduce the risk of groin strains, according to certified personal trainer Amber Yang. The routine, which was published in The Epoch Times on August 28, 2026, includes 10 movements and is intended for individuals recovering from groin strains or those seeking injury prevention. The exercises focus on the hip adductors, which work with the core and outer hips to stabilize the pelvis and control leg movement, according to the article. Hip Adductors Function as BrakesThe hip adductors play a role beyond pulling the legs…
Pumpkin seeds, the edible kernels of Cucurbita pepo, contain over 8 grams of protein per ounce, according to nutritional analyses of common food sources. Nutritionists describe the seeds as a nutrient-dense food that provides protein, healthy fats, and essential minerals. [1] Registered nutritionist Helen Johnston stated that seeds are often overlooked compared to nuts and that everyone should be eating them for their health benefits. [2] The seeds can be roasted as a snack, added to baked goods, or mixed into oatmeal, making them a versatile protein source for diets that limit animal products. This report outlines five key reasons…
President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is “almost completely fixed, including the various inflow and outflow pipes.” He also said other vandalism to areas of the National Mall by vandalism is being repaired. The statement was made on Truth Social, which included an aerial photo of grass at the National Mall where discoloration spelled out “86 47,” which is often associated as being a threat to Trump. “Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened again, and better than ever,…
President Donald Trump announced plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) with Venezuelan oil after drawdowns tied to the war in Iran further depleted a reserve already nearly cut in half under the Biden administration. Trump announced the “biggest oil deal in the world” on Friday, saying his administration had secured more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves in a deal with the country’s interim president, after having arrested its former dictator, Nicolás Maduro. Trump said the oil would be used to more than double the American oil reserves and help reduce future U.S. gas prices. (RELATED:…
By Christian TodayMonday, August 31, 2026UK Home OfficeA former British lawmaker says the U.K. government must do more to protect women from violence perpetrated by migrants seeking asylum. Miriam Cates, an Evangelical Christian and former Conservative Party MP representing Penistone and Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire (2019 to 2024), has argued that stronger action must be taken against immigration from cultures that do not respect the rights of women and leave them exposed to sexual crimes.Cates made her public pronouncement in response to news that the government is expected to hand out pamphlets to asylum seekers informing them that sex without the consent…
“They basically allow anybody to register to vote on the honor system. There’s nobody in government that is checking to confirm you’re a citizen…” The post U.S Attorney Essayli: California Voter Rolls ‘Vulnerable’ After Non-Citizen Arrested first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
DOJ Investigation Regarding Its Actions Targeting Catholics Ends in No IndictmentsIn a corrupt and criminal Department of Justice, some things never change.The investigation into crimes committed by the DOJ and FBI against innocent Catholics practicing their religion ended in no crimes being committed. No one is indicted. The criminals running the DOJ get away with it again!ADVERTISEMENTIn November 2019, TGP reported on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) targeting Latin rite Catholics and labeling them the largest single group of serious antisemites in America. Note that this was years before the SPLC was found to beIn February 2023, TGP reported…
“I’m Katie Hobbs, and the rules don’t apply to me.” That might as well run at the end of the next campaign ad featuring Arizona’s governor. Since taking office in 2023, Hobbs has been building a rap sheet of scandals that would make Minnesota Governor Tim Walz blush. From one of the largest Medicaid fraud scandals in Arizona history to a pay-to-play scheme that has put her administration under active criminal investigation, Hobbs has taken corruption to new heights in our state. But now, her latest campaign-finance reports are raising even more troubling questions: How did more than $1 million…
Sometimes the GOP establishment is fairly crafty at hiding its disdain for voters. Other times, not so much. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., took a break from making folksy quips to let the mask slip during a Sunday interview about Texas’ Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. While often unpredictable in its accuracy, public polling has shown the race to be one of the most contested in the country. Yet, despite the race’s apparent closeness and major fundraising disparities between the two candidates, the milquetoast Kennedy wouldn’t commit to the Senate GOP deploying money to aid Paxton’s…
The Department of War announced two major framework agreements on Aug. 31 to ramp up production of Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missiles.General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Lockheed Martin have signed seven-year procurement contracts for missile subcomponents.The contracts will support the U.S. military’s THAAD and Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptor programs.“Today’s announcement represents an example of the evolution of how we partner with industry to expand the Arsenal of Freedom, outpace emerging threats, and ensure the Warfighter never faces a fair fight,” Michael P. Duffey, undersecretary of war for acquisition…
In a video posted Saturday, failed former CNN correspondent-turned-leftist Substacker Jim Acosta mocked Americans who believe their fellow countrymen are the best people on planet Earth, insisted two top European diplomats have told him America in 2026 reminds them of 19030s Germany, and praised Canada for putting up with us even though we’re a “violent, fucked up country where everybody’s worried that they’re gonna get shot or killed.” Acosta made the observations following a chat with University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers about the U.S.-Canada trade war, starting with the supposed flex about his supposed influence inside The Swamp. Acosta…
I’ve followed up on some pretty disturbing stories as this whole illegal aliens behind the wheels of semis saga has begun unfolding. And one of the constants behind the drivers are the so-called ‘driving schools’ that accredit these big-rig operators and hand them the certifications for whatever size truck and trailer they intend to operate. Advertisement It’s all well and good if they’ve been through proper Department of Transportation-sanctioned training courses, which would also imply they spoke the King’s English, and that all their paperwork, if they were a foreign national, had been thoroughly vetted before they were even allowed…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday announced an emergency shutdown of 110 CDL schools that gave driver’s licenses to drivers who failed English proficiency tests. “The US Department of Transportation is issuing an emergency shutdown of 110 CDL schools and removing an additional 160+ training providers for failing to meet Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,” Duffy said. WATCH: Duffy’s announcement comes after President Trump unveiled his “Freedom Haulers” initiative to license veteran truck drivers and crack down on illegal alien truck drivers. “Thank you all for being here as we take action to get illegal alien truck drivers off the…
A recent report found that higher gas prices caused by the Iran War are hurting rural Republican drivers more than Democrats who live in dense urban metros. Worse yet, a provision tucked into the Senate Agriculture Committee’s 2026 Farm Bill could end up keeping those costs high, despite the Trump administration’s efforts to drive down prices. Filling up your car now costs 40% more than before the war started in February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. While every American is paying more at the pump whether they live in New York City or a small town…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Few entities from Australia’s Aboriginal cultures are more powerful than a Rainbow Serpent. Often likened to an archetypal mother goddess, the beings are associated with concepts like creation and chaos. Rainbow Serpents even possess the ability to fold the cosmos itself (often known as Dreamtime) to blend the…
The justices are being asked to force election officials to put an amendment on state ballots despite ongoing litigation over the validity of signatures for the initiative.WASHINGTON (CN) — An advocacy group asked the Supreme Court for emergency action on Monday to put a proof-of-citizenship amendment on Michigan ballots for the midterm elections.Americans for Citizen Voting gathered over 700,000 signatures in support of its petition requiring Michigan voters to prove they are U.S. citizens. But the Michigan Board of State Canvassers denied ballot access to the proposed state constitutional amendment after determining that its signatures didn’t pass a validity check.The…
By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Monday, August 31, 2026Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico discusses healthcare policy during a live podcast interview with Mark Cuban and Jessica Tarlov on Aug. 29, 2026. | YouTube/Raging ModeratesDemocratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico cited the example of Jesus to promote his healthcare plan during a live podcast interview in Texas last Saturday, claiming Christ spent most of His ministry healing instead of teaching.During a 45-minute panel discussion in Fort Worth with billionaire Mark Cuban and liberal Fox News host Jessica Tarlov, Talarico laid out his belief that the healthcare system has become…
Nearly half of all Afghans and Somalis in the U.S. are on SNAP food benefits, while 52.7% of immigrant-headed households use one or more major welfare programs. Photo courtesy of Congressman Brandon Gill (TX-26). According to a chart published by Personal Finance Wizards, 45.6% of Afghan immigrant households in the United States receive SNAP benefits. The chart, which shows the percentage of U.S. households receiving SNAP benefits by ethnicity, uses data from U.S. Census Table S0201. Other groups with high participation rates include Somali households at 42.4%, Iraqi households at 34.8%, Dominican households at 34.4%, and Caribbean households at 28.2%.…
This is a new report but builds on prior activity. Former FBI Director James Comey leaked his memos about President Trump and the FBI’s fraudulent “Crossfire Hurricane” operation to his friend Daniel Richman, with the intent of Richman leaking those memos to the media. However, when the issue was discovered James Comey claimed Daniel Richman was his lawyer in an obvious attempt to shield Richman from forced testimony about the events. SEE Richman article from 2018 – SEE Richman article from 2017 – See Richman article from 2019 NOVEMBER 2025 – Former U.S Attorney Lindsey Halligan then took up the case and began reinvestigating…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech When president Donald Trump, in his latest paroxysm, declared that he would be renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” Google instantly capitulated. So eager was it to realize his will that it actually renamed the lake before official government map makers did, Ars Technica noted. No one really expected a tech monopoly to take a principled stand against the decision, but you might’ve expected it to at least pretend that it was deliberating acting on an order with real diplomatic ramifications. But that’s…
“Carney increasingly reminds me of Fauci. He has that exact same air of technocratic infallibility. . . .” — Hans Mahncke on X Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Originally on Kunstler.com You go for decades without even thinking of the place. The Great White North. Very polite people, somewhat Scottish, seems like. There’s poutine! Une invention Québécoise — an indigestible mélange of French fries, gravy, and cheese curds, like something you’d cook up at 4am after a toga party in a frat house. Ice hockey (of course, but was it necessary?) Polar bears. Puffins on the Labrador cliffs. Tar Sands.…
Business52 sources·Updated Aug 31, 2026The FTC, joined by 22 state attorneys general, filed a major lawsuit accusing Amazon of secretly and systematically overcharging advertisers in its digital ad auctions, allegedly extracting tens of billions of dollars over a seven-year window. The complaint centers on hidden pricing, including undisclosed reserve pricing, that inflated minimum costs and misled advertisers about how auctions operated, disproportionately affecting more than 1.2 million advertisers and over 500,000 small and medium-sized businesses. Amazon contends the claims misrepresent how its ad auctions function and notes advertisers bid based on performance, asserting there is no proven harm to advertisers,…
By Christian TodayMonday, August 31, 2026Pastor Robert Guanco, 41, was the pastor of Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne, England, before he was killed while attending the annual Big Church Festival at Wiston Park in West Sussex, on Aug. 28, 2026. | Go Fund MeChurch leaders have offered their prayers and support following the death of Pastor Robert Guanco at the Big Church Festival in England last Friday. The 41-year-old was the pastor of Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne. He died after a sign fell during the festival at Wiston Park, near Steyning in West Sussex.Six other people were injured…
The Washington Examiner warned today that the Supreme Court will not survive another Democrat trifecta. The Supreme Court is only safe if a Republican is in the White House. Unfortunately, the Examiner article is correct. Democrats have said it and shown their willingness to do it in the past. Now, they have lost most politicians with any moderate views and gained a slew of communists and Islamists. The Supreme Court is our third co-equal branch of government. The Examiner: The continued existence of the Supreme Court is safe as long as there is a Republican in the White House. But as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)…
As the 2026 Midterms approach, money is beginning to pour in for both Republicans and Democrats. A new report by the New York Times revealed who the biggest mega-donors are heading into the 2026 Midterms. Topping the list at $115.3 million were venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, who donated to several Republican PACs, including MAGA INC. Coming in at second was George and Alex Soros, who donated $103.7 million to Democrat aligned PACs. In third and fourth on the list were hedge fund investor Jeff Yass and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, who both donated to Republican…
President Donald Trump warned on Monday that the U.S. will “hit Iran hard,” following Iranian strikes on U.S. bases in Jordan. The attacks came following U.S. airstrikes targeting Iran’s Larak Island a day earlier. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security announce a crackdown on fraudulent truck…
The Trump administration announced new MFN drug pricing deals with nine midsize manufacturers—Alcon, Astellas, BeOne Medicines, BridgeBio, CSL, Kyowa Kirin, Sun Pharma, Teva, and UCB—bringing the total to 26 signatories and covering about 89% of the branded drug market. The nine firms have pledged at least $19.6 billion in U.S. manufacturing investments and to contribute active pharmaceutical ingredients to strategic reserves to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers. Medicaid programs will continue to have access to MFN prices for products from these companies, and the deals extend pricing to new medicines as they enter the market. It remains unclear whether these…
President Donald Trump isn’t buying the anti-data center hype, urging communities to accept the warehouses or risk being “backward and poor.” As the United States continues to learn about and develop AI in the hopes of being able to compete with other technologically advanced countries like China, it’s no surprise Trump wants people to be more open-minded about data centers. In a Truth Social post on Monday, he suggested that communities would be more prosperous if they abandoned the anti-data center mentality that has sprung up among skeptics. Look: “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want…
The Trump administration cracked down on 270 fraudulent commercial driver’s license (CDL) driving schools for failing to enforce English proficiency standards for migrant truckers and other violations after 239 deaths have occurred. The agencies are cracking down on fraud surrounding the illegal migrants receiving CDL’s, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Monday. WATCH — Sean Duffy: Gavin Newsom’s California Is Ignoring the Law on Illegal Alien Truck Drivers: Duffy criticized the Biden administration for getting rid of “long standing safety rules that make sure we get well qualified drivers driving big rigs,” and for allowing truck…
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) embarrasses himself during a debate on the American Dream. Credit: Jubilee YouTube Screenshot A radical-left Zoomer Congressman got absolutely embarrassed while trying to lecture a conservative about the American dream. Over the weekend, Jubilee posted a debate between Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and 20 older conservative guests on a variety of topics, including Gen Z’s work ethic, canceling student debt, and the state of the American Dream. While Frost somewhat held his own on some topics, things went south for him in a hurry when the American Dream topic came up. Frost argued that he could…
Far-left streamer Hasan Piker dismissed criticism that he and Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed hate America as “laughable” in an August 2026 clip, despite a separate clip circulating since at least 2022 in which Piker explicitly declared, “I do hate America.” “It is completely ridiculous. It’s laughable to say guys like myself, guys like Abdul Al Sayed, ‘We hate America’,” Piker said in the August clip. In a separate clip circulating since at least 2022, however, Piker explicitly said that he hates America. “I say I hate America all the time. A lot of motherfuckers want to kill…
In July, 39,906 properties across the United States filed for foreclosure, up 1 percent from June and 10 percent from a year ago.One in every 3,603 housing units nationwide submitted a foreclosure filing last month, according to an Aug. 27 report from real estate analytics company ATTOM.Nevada had the highest foreclosure rate, followed by South Carolina, Florida, Delaware, and Texas.In metro areas with populations of 200,000 or more, Punta Gorda, Florida, had the highest foreclosure rate, with filings submitted for one in 899 housing units.This was followed by Killeen, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada; Vallejo, California, and Lakeland, Florida.Nationwide, foreclosure starts…
Dept of Transportation Secretary Scott Duffy and Dept of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin hold a press conference to announce emergency DoT and DHS action to initiate an emergency shutdown of regulated training centers for commercial driver’s licenses. Actions announced include DoT (1) Emergency removal of 110 commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools associated with more than 5,000 drivers who failed English language proficiency tests. (2) Launching a nationwide audit of third-party CDL skills testers and states’ oversight of the testers. (3) Results from 40-state investigation of additional training schools. From DHS (1) Synchronized single-day sweep targeting more than 200 training…
Nearly two decades after California and China started their high-speed rail race, China has laid enough high-speed rail to circle the globe — while California’s bullet train has yet to carry a single passenger. The stark contrast comes as Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday another $2.7 billion for more than 150 transportation projects across the state while touting progress on California’s high-speed rail system. None of the $2.7 billion announced Friday was identified as funding for the bullet train, which separately secured a $1 billion annual commitment through 2045 from the state’s Cap-and-Invest program. The Newsom administration did…
National Public Radio on Saturday posted a 2,000-word story by “domestic extremism correspondent” Odette Yousef — a fever dream of liberal paranoia in reaction to justified criticism of the women’s professional basketball organization WNBA: “An WNBA team calling in national security experts.” After letting Chicago Sky team owner Nadia Rawlinson pat herself on the back for “excelling at the highest levels in corporate America and in sitting in public and private boardrooms” (which apparently makes her an expert on racism), Yousef painted the WNBA as passive minority victims of a right-wing culture war. That background, Rawlinson said, also meant she…