Trucks drive through the Port of Oakland on Nov. 14, 2025 in Oakland, Calif. The state is preparing to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses that were issued to immigrants whose license expiration dates exceeded their legal U.S. stay. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California announced on Dec. 30 it would delay revoking 17,000 commercial driver’s
Washington — As cities and towns across the U.S. prepare for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day celebrations, local, state and national law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for potential threats — concerns that are heightened in the wake of the recent Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia and the deadly attack on last
A sign for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington on March 24, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Department of State has instructed U.S. embassies located in Western nations to report human rights abuses occurring there due to mass immigration, according to a Dec. 30 thread on X. The embassies will “analyze government
Washington — The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing next week on alleged fraud in Minnesota public assistance programs, Chairman James Comer, announced Wednesday. The hearing is set to take place Jan. 7 and will include testimony from Minnesota GOP state lawmakers who have investigated public assistance fraud, Comer said. Minnesota
A passport-processing employee uses a stack of blank passports to print a new one at the Miami Passport Agency in Miami on June 22, 2007. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The governments of Mali and Burkina Faso said on Tuesday that they are imposing bans on U.S. citizens from entering their countries in response to the Trump
In 2025, President Trump returned to power and instituted change in Washington with executive orders that ranged from immigration crackdowns to sweeping foreign policy proposals to renaming government agencies. Although Congressional leaders were able to usher through Mr. Trump’s “One, Big Beautiful Bill,” his budget bill couldn’t get 60 votes to advance in the Senate,
A week after immigrant groups filed a lawsuit, California said Tuesday it will delay the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March to allow more time to ensure that truckers and bus drivers who legally qualify for the licenses can keep them. But U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the state may lose $160