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NY State Loses $73 Million In Federal Highway Funding Over Failed CDL Revocations
NY State Loses $73 Million In Federal Highway Funding Over Failed CDL Revocations
Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness,
Over $73 million in federal highway funds are being withheld from New York state after an audit found more than half the state’s commercial drivers licenses (CDL) were issued to foreigners illegally.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced yesterday that the state failed to revoke “illegally issued nondomiciled commercial learner’s permits and commercial driver’s licenses.”
According to a December press release from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) nationwide audit of non-domiciled commercial...
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Sep 18, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Despite 'Soft' Survey Strength, US Manufacturing Unexpectedly Tumbled In August
Despite 'Soft' Survey Strength, US Manufacturing Unexpectedly Tumbled In August
US Industrial Production disappointed in August, unchanged MoM vs expectations of a 0.3% MoM rise.
Capacity Utilization was flat MoM (slight disappointment to expectations...
Worse still, manufacturing production seemingly hit an unexpected wall in August, falling 0.3% MoM versus an expectation of rising 0.3% MoM. That was the biggest monthl;y drop since Oct 2025 and dragged growth down to just 0.9% YoY...
This was 'odd' since ISM Manufacturing survey data has shown a sizable uptick this year...
...or maybe it's just another useless survey...
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Jul 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Berkeley Gives Back Corn, Peas, & Seeds To Tribes As Protected Items Of "Cultural Patronage"
Berkeley Gives Back Corn, Peas, & Seeds To Tribes As Protected Items Of "Cultural Patronage"
Authored by Jonathan Turley,
The University of California (Berkeley) has ordered the return of new displays to native American tribes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). That is hardly news except that the items were not human remains or relics, but corn, corn cobs, peas, beans, and other seeds. The university has decided that even such scientific samples are prohibited items of “cultural patronage.”
The Act requires the return of human remains, funerary objects, sacred...
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Jun 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
House Passes Dem Resolution to Block U.S. Military Action Against Iran In Narrow Vote
House Passes Dem Resolution to Block U.S. Military Action Against Iran In Narrow Vote
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on June 3 directing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from armed hostilities with Iran, in a closely divided 215–208 vote.
Four Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure, which invokes the 1973 War Powers Resolution to require President Donald Trump to either end the operations or seek explicit congressional approval to continue them.
The resolution comes amid ongoing tensions in the region.
Although Washington and Tehran announced a ceasefire on April...
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