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Trucking Insiders Reveal How Licensing System Enabled Illegal Immigrant Drivers
By Jacob Burg When a semi-truck driver made an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike in August 2025, causing the deaths of three occupants in a minivan, debate ignited over the industry that trains truck drivers and the skill level of those who possess commercial driver’s licenses. The Florida crash, along with several other fatal…
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Ford Reports Best Annual US Vehicle Sales in 8 Years as Hybrids, Trucks Offset EV Slowdown
By Tom Ozimek Ford Motor Company on Jan. 6 reported its strongest annual U.S. vehicle sales since 2019, buoyed by surging demand for hybrid models and affordable pickup trucks that helped counter a sharp slowdown in electric-vehicle sales. The Detroit automaker said U.S. sales rose 6 percent in 2025 to 2,204,124 vehicles, up from 2,078,832…
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Key Takeaways From Maduro’s First Court Appearance
By Arjun Singh and Sam Dorman NEW YORK CITY—Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their first court appearance on Jan. 5 after a surprise capture by the United States just days earlier in Caracas. Both pleaded not guilty while offering some statements on the case. Their brief appearance came after…
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ICE Announces Historic 120 Percent Increase in Manpower
By Naveen Athrappully Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) saw a 120 percent jump in workforce following an “unprecedented” nationwide recruitment campaign that “shattered expectations” after 12,000 employees and officers were hired in a few months, the agency said in a statement on Jan. 3. “After receiving more than 220,000 applications from patriotic Americans to join ICE,…
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Starlink Provides Free Services for Venezuelans Until Feb. 3
By Jacki Thrapp Elon Musk’s Starlink will offer free services in Venezuela for nearly a month, the company announced in a Jan. 3 post on X. “Starlink is providing free broadband service to the people of Venezuela through February 3, ensuring continued connectivity,” Starlink said. The free service was part of a move to support…
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Rubio: US Won’t Tolerate Adversaries Controlling Venezuela, Its Oil Reserves
By Emel Akan WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said that the United States will not tolerate a country in the Western Hemisphere becoming a hub for the activities of America’s global adversaries, such as China, Iran, and Russia. “You can’t turn Venezuela into the operating hub for Iran,…
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Hundreds of Flights in the Caribbean Canceled After Venezuela Strike
By Jacki Thrapp Airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights in the Caribbean after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife during an overnight strike on Jan. 3. Flight delays and cancellations began early Saturday morning due to Federal Aviation Administration airspace closures in the Caribbean. Impacted flights included trips to Puerto…
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HUD Audit Reveals $5.8 Billion in Potentially Improper Rental Assistance Payments Under Biden
By Naveen Athrappully There was a “significant misuse” of taxpayer funds under the Biden administration concerning rental assistance, which resulted in potential payment errors of nearly $5.8 billion, the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said in a statement on Dec. 30. The findings were made after HUD’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer examined all…
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US Agencies Terminate ‘Wasteful’ Contracts Worth $1.6 Billion Ceiling Value: DOGE
By Naveen Athrappully Over the past three days, federal agencies have terminated and descoped 55 “wasteful” contracts with a ceiling value of $1.6 billion, resulting in savings of $542 million, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in a Jan. 2 post on X. The canceled contracts include a $47 million State Department contract for…
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Maduro and His Wife Indicted in US Federal Court
By T.J. Muscaro Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were indicted in the Southern District of New York, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced early on Jan. 3. “Nicolás Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against…
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