Trump Administration Shuts Down 270 CDL Schools In Fraud Crackdown

Trump Administration Shuts Down 270 CDL Schools In Fraud Crackdown

Joseph Quesada
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August 31, 2026
The Trump administration has announced the emergency shutdown of 270 commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools in an effort to crack down on illegal practices in the trucking industry. “These schools are passing off these CDLs to people who haven’t earned them,” FTC Chairman and White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Vice Chair Andrew Ferguson […]
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Trump Announces Landmark Oil Agreement With Venezuela

Trump Announces Landmark Oil Agreement With Venezuela

Joseph Quesada
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August 31, 2026
President Donald Trump recently announced a landmark oil agreement with Venezuela, promising to lower gas prices across the country. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” President Trump wrote on Truth Social. According to the president, the deal […]
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X Uncovers 200K Chinese Bot Accounts Involved in Influence Ops

X Uncovers 200K Chinese Bot Accounts Involved in Influence Ops

Joseph Quesada
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August 28, 2026
Social media platform X recently discovered that hundreds of thousands of fake accounts on its platform, controlled by U.S. foreign adversaries, were involved in attempting to manipulate American public opinion. “The X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations,” the X Global Government Affairs account wrote. “We identified […]
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Fired Stars and Stripes Staff Sue Pentagon For Unlawful Termination

Fired Stars and Stripes Staff Sue Pentagon For Unlawful Termination

Joseph Quesada
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August 28, 2026
Three fired staff members of independent American military news outlet Stars and Stripes are suing the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment rights. According to the lawsuit, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin, Middle East reporter Lara Korte, and publisher Max D. Lederer Jr. alleged that the Department of Defense (DoD) is attempting to […]
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Trump Announces Effort to Give Producers Right to 'PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD'

Trump Announces Effort to Give Producers Right to 'PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD'

Joseph Quesada
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August 28, 2026
President Donald Trump announced that his administration will begin measures to cut red tape in food-processing regulations, giving local farmers and ranchers the chance to take matters into their own hands. “Ranchers and Farmers have always been a number one priority for me. They work very hard, are smart, efficient, and immaculately CLEAN, but for […]
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Greg Steube Introduces Bill Limiting Abortion-Related Material In Public Schools

Greg Steube Introduces Bill Limiting Abortion-Related Material In Public Schools

Joseph Quesada
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August 27, 2026
Congressman Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced a bill aimed at pushing back against abortion-related information being openly accessible in public school settings. The School Health and Instructional Environment Limits and Disclosure (SHIELD) Act aims to bar abortion providers and their subsidiaries from distributing or disseminating information related to those services to students on K-12 school property […]
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RFK Jr. Announces Effort To Crack Down On High Medical Costs

RFK Jr. Announces Effort To Crack Down On High Medical Costs

Joseph Quesada
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August 27, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) is calling on Americans to help the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) break “the grip of special interests” amid the Trump administration’s effort to establish a more affordable medical billing system. “Every time that you receive a medical bill, you pay for more than your […]
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DeSantis Announces Rollout of CORE Program at FIU

DeSantis Announces Rollout of CORE Program at FIU

Alexa Ryan
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August 26, 2026
Governor Ron DeSantis announced the official rollout of the Coalition for Operational Readiness in Education, or CORE, at Florida International University Wednesday afternoon. According to the press release announcing the rollout, "CORE, a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative, will strengthen and modernize the emergency management industry through strategic partnerships with colleges, universities, training institutes, government agencies, and […]
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Trump Honors Dolly Parton With U.S. Flags at Half-Staff

Trump Honors Dolly Parton With U.S. Flags at Half-Staff

Joseph Quesada
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August 26, 2026
Country music icon and humanitarian hero Dolly Parton, 80, passed away on Aug. 25, 2026, “after bravely facing a brief battle with cancer.” The prolific singer-songwriter and philanthropist’s sudden death was widely recognized across the country, including the White House, the DeSantis administration, and several Florida lawmakers. Florida Senators React To Parton's Death “Anne and […]
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Meta Agrees To Pay $16.7 Billion Settlement In Landmark Case

Meta Agrees To Pay $16.7 Billion Settlement In Landmark Case

Joseph Quesada
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August 26, 2026
Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to pay $16.7 billion as part of a settlement to end a landmark case brought by state attorneys general accusing the tech company of endangering children and youth. In addition to the payment, Meta has agreed to implement safety features for its social media platforms, including […]
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Trump Submits U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal For Congressional Review

Trump Submits U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal For Congressional Review

Joseph Quesada
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August 26, 2026
President Donald Trump recently submitted a proposed nuclear energy deal with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, according to several anonymous sources. According to a White House official and a congressional aide, President Trump submitted the classified document to Congress on Aug. 24, 2026, as required by Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA). […]
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Florida Voters Overwhelmingly Back Updated Flu Vaccine Approval

Florida Voters Overwhelmingly Back Updated Flu Vaccine Approval

Grayson Bakich
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August 25, 2026
A new poll conducted by Echelon Insights suggests that voters in Florida overwhelmingly support approving the updated flu vaccine schedule ahead of the season to ensure vaccines are available as soon as possible. By the Numbers Echelon Insights conducted a poll of 600 likely Florida voters between August 4th and August 6th, asking whether they […]
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DOJ Arrests Ohio Man For Threatening to Kill Randy Fine

DOJ Arrests Ohio Man For Threatening to Kill Randy Fine

Joseph Quesada
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August 25, 2026
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of an Ohio man for threatening to kill Congressman Randy Fine (R-Fla.) and his family. According to the criminal complaint, 26-year-old Alex Justin Miller of Columbus, Ohio, was charged with interstate transmission of a threat to injure after sending Rep. Fine a threat to kill via e-mail. […]
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Trump Administration Set to Launch Largest Mass Visa Revocation in U.S. History

Trump Administration Set to Launch Largest Mass Visa Revocation in U.S. History

Joseph Quesada
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August 25, 2026
The Trump administration is preparing to launch the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history, rescinding roughly 200,000 non-immigrant visas for foreigners seeking or who have applied for asylum status in the U.S. According to State Department documents, the agency is expected to announce a joint operation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to […]
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Trump Says U.S. is Considering Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America

Trump Says U.S. is Considering Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America

Joseph Quesada
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August 25, 2026
President Donald Trump announced the renaming of another body of water surrounding the U.S., this time going after one of the Great Lakes of North America amid an escalating trade war with Canada. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect […]
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James Uthmeier Announces Lawsuit Against Online Gambling Companies

James Uthmeier Announces Lawsuit Against Online Gambling Companies

Alexa Ryan
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August 25, 2026
Attorney General James Uthmeier recently announced two lawsuits against the operators of several popular online gambling sites for what he says is illegal gambling. He alleged the "sweepstakes" online casinos, operated by Stake and VGW, exploit loopholes in Florida's laws by using a dual-currency system where players can buy coin packages that can be cashed […]
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DHS Affirms Active Key West Sailor's Father Will Stay in Custody

DHS Affirms Active Key West Sailor's Father Will Stay in Custody

Joseph Quesada
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August 24, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) affirmed that the father of a Key West sailor aboard the recent USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployment in the Middle East will remain in federal immigration detention following his recent arrest. “Having a family member in the military is not a free pass to violate our nation’s laws,” […]
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Anna Paulina Luna Introduces Bill Requiring Influencers to Register as Foreign Agents

Anna Paulina Luna Introduces Bill Requiring Influencers to Register as Foreign Agents

Grayson Bakich
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August 24, 2026
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is introducing a bipartisan bill to bring social media influencers under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). What the Bill Does Specifically, Rep. Luna's Foreign Propaganda Disclosure Act would amend FARA to list social media influencers, defined as anyone with a monetized social media account on a federally recognized platform, […]
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