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Federal government to withhold $40M from California for not enforcing trucker English requirements

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called significant failures in the way California is enforcing rules that took effect in June after one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders. California had issued the driver a commercial license, […]

todayOctober 16, 2025

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Trump amazed by African president’s ‘good English,’ gleefully accepts praise for Nobel Peace Prize

President Donald Trump welcomed five African presidents to the White House on Wednesday for a multilateral mini-summit to discuss areas of mutual interest in trade and other kinds of economic partnerships. “My administration is committed to strengthening our friendships in Africa through economic development efforts that benefit both the United States and our partners,” said Trump, who emphasized that the U.S. government was shifting its approach in Africa away from aid to more trade. Trump also discussed his recent hosting […]

todayJuly 9, 2025

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Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US

President Donald Trump signed on Saturday an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The order allows government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English. It rescinds a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required the government and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers. “Establishing English as the official language will not only streamline communication but also […]

todayMarch 2, 2025