The US, Japan and South Korea are “deepening our defense cooperation to ensure our combined forces remain lethal, ready, and capable of deterring aggression in the region,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says in an X post.
Dozens were injured and five people were killed when a North Carolina-based E&P Travel bus drove into stopped traffic in Virginia on Friday at about 2:35 a.m., according to police.An investigation found that the driver of the bus was a Chinese national who could not speak English, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.'This is one of the most tragic things I've ever seen. Absolutely tragic.'The driver identified as 48-year-old Jing S. Dong.The bus plowed into a Chevy SUV that had slowed for a construction zone and propelled that vehicle into an Acura SUV and other vehicles.Dong's bus was carrying 34 travelers from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina.Forty-four people in the incident were transported to hospitals in Fredericksburg and Stafford, according to officials. Three of those had critical injuries."I've got to say, this is one of the most tragic things I've ever seen. Absolutely tragic," said Federal Transit Administration spokesperson Peyton Vogel at the scene.Duffy posted the findings from the investigation to social media."Local police confirm the driver of this motorcoach — a man from China who became a U.S. citizen — doesn't speak English. He received his commercial drivers license from New York State in 2024," Duffy wrote."Unacceptable. This is exactly why we are holding states accountable, enforcing the rules of the road, and cracking down on drivers who can't speak English," he added. "If you can't be properly trained, read our road signs, or communicate with law enforcement, you have no business driving a bus."He also vowed that any company, trainer, or school involved in putting Dong on the road would receive "intense scrutiny" over the incident.RELATED: Security camera shows school bus blow through stop sign and get hit by city bus, 6 people hurt Dong was also injured in the crash."My prayers are with the loved ones of the innocent lives lost and those who were hurt in this horrific crime," Duffy concluded.The investigation into the crash closed traffic on the I-95 south lane for about four hours.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated yesterday on television that the United States has secured agreements with 20 countries around the world to accept people living illegally in the U.S. The post Secretary of State Marco Rubio Announces Deportation and Third-Country Acceptance Agreements for Illegal Immigrants and Non-Nationals with More Than 20 Countries appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Learn more about how the America250 and Freedom 250 events differ as artists, including Martina McBride, Young MC and The Commodores, back out of Trump concert.
President Donald Trump said he would turn over control of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to Congress, appearing to retreat from his bid to close and renovate the venue after a federal judge blocked his plans.
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City will now begin enhanced Ebola screenings for travelers arriving from countries affected by the ongoing outbreak in Central and East Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday. Beginning at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, John F. Kennedy International Airport was added to the list…
US District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper shot down President Donald Trump's effort to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after himself, citing the congressional laws that established the institution, making the name of it "abundantly clear." "Congress likewise took pains to ensure that no other memorial-like dedication would grace the Center’s public spaces. As a result, the Kennedy Center Board’s decision to rename the Center, along with its decision to affix President Trump’s name to the building’s façade, violate Congress’s unequivocal mandate. As stated at the outset, Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it," the judge wrote in his 94-page opinion. "And because the Defendants are currently in violation of Congress's express statutory direction, the Court will order that they remove President Trump's name from the institution's title, as represented on the façade of the Center, any other physical or digital signage, and official materials," it continues. The Center is meant to memorialize "President Kennedy and President Kennedy alone," Judge Cooper ruled.He also made it clear that the name can't be redesignated as the "Trump-Kennedy Center" even if it was a "nickname" or an unofficial name. The statute is clear that even in that case, it would violate the law. Judge Cooper adds that Trump's decision to close the Center down for two years was "a dereliction of common law duty of prudence," explained Lawfare's Roger Parloff. The ruling came on what would have been Kennedy's 109th birthday. Legal expert and Trump foe Norm Eisen celebrated the ruling for his colleagues at the litigation group Democracy Defenders ActionHe called it a one-two-punch, "the renaming and the closure of the Kennedy Center are enjoined.""About time," cheered former prosecutor Joyce Vance. "The ruling is a stinging blow for the president, who has made clear his personal stake in the rebranding and remodeling of the Kennedy Center," wrote Politico in its report. "Trump wants to unilaterally decide everything and put his face and name everywhere for what was supposed to be nonpartisan with congressional oversight and then MAGA pretends to be confused as to why anyone would take issue with that," lawyer Damin Toell said on X. “'Why don’t acts want to play at the Trump Kennedy Center, it’s a total mystery, they must hate America' vibes," replied The Bulwark's Sonny Bunch. It prompted questions from followers about how quickly Trump's name must be removed. But another was concerned that Trump might order the building bulldozed after he took down the East Wing of the White House. One grandfather offered to help remove the sign. "Remember that while Trump might get away with some of the stupid and childish stuff he pulls in the short-term, in the long-term courts overturn him 9 times out of 10. Today he got walloped over his Kennedy Center antics," said one person promoting Eisen's announcement. "If this is the thing that finally causes him to stroke out, I will sing the entirety of Les Misérables on the Kennedy Center steps," pledged one man.Writer Aaron Von Dorn said that he continues to find it "wild" that Trump shamelessly put his name on a Kennedy memorial. "I just cannot understand that kind of raw need."
From Abigail Adams to Abraham Lincoln, in-home learning is a deeply American tradition.