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Two US service members killed in Iranian strikes on Jordan, CENTCOM says

CENTCOM says two U.S. service members were killed and one remains missing after Iranian attacks targeted Jordan on Friday.

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White House condemns staffer accused of betting on Trump speech as a ‘disgrace’

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Insurance companies put on notice for stranding trans patients who want to reverse surgeries

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GOP’s $95B defense package survives critical hurdle amid fiscal hawk revolt

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Veteran Dem breaks party line as Jack Smith spying scandal grips Capitol Hill

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Tim Scott says he’d ‘love to see’ Fox News host replace Lindsey Graham

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Trump admin investigating 75 truck driver schools for fraud, helping non-citizens get licenses

The Trump administration announced Thursday it is investigating 75 entry-level truck driver commercial driver’s license schools across the U.S. that are suspected of fraudulently helping put non-citizen drivers on American highways.

The Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are partnering to address fraud regarding the issuance of non-domiciled CDLs to illegal aliens.

"FMCSA has identified approximately 75 entry-level driving training schools suspected of fraudulent activities, including using improper driver certifications, falsifying training records, and failing to properly train drivers applying for CDLs, among other violations," DHS announced in a release Thursday.

The crackdown comes after months of American deaths from truck-driving accidents caused by reported illegal immigrants.

"Too many American lives have been lost in completely avoidable accidents because illegal aliens have been granted commercial driver's licenses to drive trucks and 18-wheelers on America's roadways," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin wrote in a statement. 

"DHS law enforcement is partnering with the Department of Transportation to eliminate CDL fraud, strengthen the integrity of the CDL system, and investigate commercial driver's license schools throughout the country. This is a whole-of-government approach, to keep America's roads safe."

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy hailed President Donald Trump's DHS investigators for being "force multiplier" in the administration’s effort to root out CDL fraud and restore safety to America's streets.

"USDOT has spent the last year rooting out bad actors from our trucking industry," Duffy wrote in a statement. 

"We've knocked over 24,000 drivers off our roads for failing to speak English, forced states to cancel over 28,000 licenses illegally issued to foreign drivers, and purged over 9,500 unqualified training schools from our FMCSA registry.

"DHS will be a force multiplier of our efforts to clean up America's roads. President Trump is using every lever at his disposal to ensure the safety of American families."

Kennedy Center disputes Dem whistleblower allegations over Trump renovations, defends $8M flooring contract

Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse alleges Trump-era Kennedy Center renovations prioritized political optics, but officials dispute key facts in the claims.

A Trump-backed Arizona candidate faces tough House primary after sex scandals

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It’s the Loudest Issue on the Internet, but Congress Has Logged Off

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Justice Kagan Endorsed a Climate Chapter She Admits She Never Read

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Don’t Raise the Inflation Target

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Too Often Ignored: The Right of Students to Associate

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Vance Goes Down the Epstein Rabbit Hole

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