Policy & Law — Archive
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United Airlines Plane Strikes Truck During Newark Landing; One Injured
A Boeing 767 arriving from Venice clipped a truck and streetlight on approach to Runway 11/29, with the National Transportation Safety Board launching an investigation.
Industry Insiders, State Officials Raise Concerns About CDL School Fraud and Road Safety
Texas AG Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into commercial driving schools as the DOT reports issuing more than 550 decertifications to training facilities.
Trucking Industry Insider Warns of Unqualified Drivers as Texas AG Paxton Launches CDL School Investigation
Texas attorney general joins U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in investigating alleged sham commercial driver training schools that have issued thousands of potentially dangerous credentials.
Industry Insiders, Officials Raise Alarm Over Fraudulent CDL Schools Amid Fatal Crashes
Federal regulators have decertified more than 550 commercial driver training schools as Texas and Ohio investigate cases involving drivers with fraudulently obtained licenses.
DOT Decertifies Dozens of CDL Schools as States Investigate Commercial Driver Training Practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have launched parallel investigations into driving schools alleged to provide inadequate training, including to non-English speakers.
Election-Denying Candidates Run for State Offices That Will Control Future Vote Certification
A new analysis finds at least 53 candidates who have disputed 2020 results are vying for statewide positions in 23 states, including five presidential swing states.
After Republicans Blocked Indiana Redistricting, Millions Poured In to Defeat Them
Trump-aligned groups have spent nearly $7 million on TV ads targeting seven incumbent state senators who opposed the president's redistricting push in a high-stakes primary test of political retribution.
Redistricting War Accelerates Winner-Take-All Political Combat That's Straining American Democracy
Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling weakened Voting Rights Act safeguards, opening floodgates for both parties to redraw districts with minimal legal constraints.
Trump Administration Announces 'Project Freedom' to Escort Commercial Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
The initiative comes at request of multiple nations whose vessels have been stranded in the strategic waterway amid heightened tensions with Iran.
NTSB Launches Investigation Into United Airlines Flight That Struck Pole on NJ Turnpike
Flight 169 from Venice landed safely with no injuries to the 128 passengers and crew aboard, though a truck driver sustained minor injuries when struck by the pole.