A massive bribery and fraud scheme tied to commercial driver’s licenses in Washington has drawn national outrage after a deadly Florida crash involving an illegal immigrant with a fraudulently obtained CDL. The scandal centers around Skyline CDL School and a now-terminated state examiner who allegedly falsified tests in exchange for cash.
The Trump administration has terminated a federal grant to California’s sex education program after the state refused to strip gender ideology from its curriculum. The grant, issued under the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), was worth over $6 million between 2020 and 2023 and targeted youth ages 10 to 19.
President Donald Trump’s administration is on pace to deport over 400,000 illegal migrants in his first year back in office, according to figures reported by the New York Times. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already deported 180,000 individuals, with current rates approaching 1,500 deportations per day.
Pope Leo XIV has called for global fasting and prayer on August 22, urging Christians to plead for peace in war-torn regions. His appeal coincides with diplomatic efforts led by President Donald Trump, who hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in separate meetings aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine.
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is facing criticism after wrongly claiming that President Donald Trump allowed into the U.S. a migrant truck driver now charged with vehicular homicide in a Florida crash that killed three Americans.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the U.S.–Mexico border wall in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on August 19, 2025, to provide a security update alongside U.S. Border Patrol agents.
