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    Americans Kept Flying Despite Iran War, Economic Jitters as Trump Pushed Air Travel Overhaul
    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Americans continued packing airports throughout the summer despite war-driven fuel costs, rising airfares, and economic uncertainty, as the Trump administration moved ahead with a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s aging air traffic control system. The resilience of air travel suggested Americans were reluctant to give up flying even as the Iran war…
    Jack McGeever
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    JD Vance Says Abdul El-Sayed Represents an Evil Plaguing America
    At a Monday rally in Michigan, Vice President JD Vance warned that Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed represents an “evil” taking over the Democrat party that seeks to divide Americans. Vance was in Michigan campaigning on behalf of the Republican nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers, telling the crowd that El-Sayed is a symptom of…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Duffy and Mullin Target Illegal Immigrant Trucking, Immigration Fraud Network
    The Trump administration just announced an interagency effort to combat fraud in the trucking industry. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin are working with the Justice Department and the White House Fraud Task Force to get non-English-speaking commercial truck drivers, who they say are putting Americans in danger, off the road….
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    ‘Freedom Doesn’t Just Ring, It Revs’: IndyCar Brings America’s 250th Celebration to DC
    WASHINGTON—This weekend, the streets of the nation’s capital will be taken over by one of the most American sports, IndyCar. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be a 250-mile race through the heart of the city, circling the National Mall and passing monuments and government buildings. It is set to bring more than 100,000 fans,…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Blue States Are Betting Your Life on Illegal Truck Drivers
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the latest edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Twenty-one states and D.C. sue Trump administration to protect illegal alien drivers from the feds. This…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The Wait Is Over: Sean Duffy’s ‘Great American Road Trip’ Debuts
    FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is taking his family on “The Great American Road Trip” and bringing America along, too. The long-awaited reality TV series is here, and the Daily Signal got a first look at the family’s first two trips: Philadelphia and Texas. In the six-episode series, Duffy; his…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Year After Deadly Crash, 21 Blue States Move to Block Trump Commercial Driver’s License Data Request
    Democrat attorneys general have sued to block the Trump administration from accessing records on commercial driver’s licenses. The Trump Department of Transportation has stepped up enforcement of commercial driver’s licensing rules, seeking more information from states to find unqualified truck drivers, including illegal immigrants. It has threatened to withhold about $10 million in funding if…
    Fred Lucas
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    Space Innovation Continues: Duffy Removes Barriers for Rocket Launches
    Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced this week that the Federal Aviation Administration launched a new initiative to “streamline commercial space licensing.” The decision removes barriers for companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin to further advance space exploration. “America won the first Space Race, and we can do it again—but only if we get…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    A Growing Problem on America’s Roads Is Finally Getting Attention
    Foreign-born truckers who illegally immigrated to the United States are receiving inadequate driving instruction, taking jobs away from American workers, and endangering the lives of fellow drivers. That’s the message of a new documentary from Steve Cortes called “Collision Course: Illegal Migrant Truckers.” Cortes, a Daily Signal contributor and founder of the League of American…
    Francesca Cella
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    ‘Reeks of Fraud’: Sean Duffy Calls Out CDL Tragedy in Ohio
    Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is speaking out about another deadly crash allegedly caused by a foreign-born driver who had a commercial driver’s license despite not being able to speak English. Earlier this month, Bekhzod Asrarov, who was born in Uzbekistan, allegedly struck the back of a 2025 Honda Accord in Madison County, Ohio….
    Rebecca Downs
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    Duffy Is Right to Focus on Delivering for Americans Instead of DEI
    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is under attack by the Left for highlighting the contrast between the Trump administration and its predecessor when it comes to DEI. Recently, the Department of Transportation announced $1.73 billion in awards through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant program, or BUILD grant program, and directed nearly 77% of…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Zeldin Unveils EPA Plan to Save Truckers $12 Billion
    American truckers are expected to save $12 billion thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Lee Zeldin rolling back Biden-era regulations and addressing what he called a “nationwide disaster.” The administration plans to address manufacturers’ concerns, consumer pricing, and truckers’ safety by addressing system failures. “Americans depend on reliable trucks to move essential goods…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    BOOM: Duffy Announces Supersonic Flights Are Coming Soon 
    Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced on Tuesday afternoon that the Federal Aviation Administration is taking a “pivotal step” to make civil supersonic flights possible. The Department of Transportation says the flights will be fast, quiet, and coming soon. “Restoring supersonic flight over land isn’t just about speed, it’s about unleashing American innovation and ushering…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Ohio Cracks Down on CDLs for Foreign-Born Drivers
    Amid federal scrutiny and concerns about commercial driver’s licenses being in the hands of unqualified drivers, Ohio is cracking down on CDLs for those drivers not born in the United States. The CDLs of 1,200 foreign-born drivers will be downgraded to a Class D by the state for failing to adequately meet standards proving they…
    Rebecca Downs
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    America’s Love Affair With the Road Endures
    BEDFORD, Pennsylvania—For the briefest of moments, a line of vintage Rolls-Royce automobiles chugged along the curving Cumberland Road. They passed over the Cumberland Run a handful of times and wound themselves down the mountains, away from Pennsylvania and toward the city of steeples, Cumberland. The sight gives the bystander a moment to imagine what it…
    Salena Zito
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    Trump Team to Restore ‘Integrity and Safety’ for American Truckers
    Legislation that would bar illegal immigrants and non-English speakers from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses is advancing in the U.S. House after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy renewed his push for the measure this week. “Dalilah’s Law would have revoked this illegal trucker’s license,” Duffy wrote on X, responding to reports that an illegal immigrant truck driver…
    Pedro Rodriguez
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    Duffy’s ‘Great American Road Trip’ Promotes American Culture
    Road trips are quintessentially American. What’s more America than a family packing into an SUV and driving hundreds of miles across state borders, eating homemade sandwiches and entertaining children with endless games of “I Spy,” just to see beautiful views and a couple of major landmarks? Family road trips from our home in southern Michigan…
    Francesca Cella
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    Mehek Cooke Warns Ideological Decisions Are Hurting American Consumers
    Mehek Cooke, senior national security and legal analyst at The Daily Signal, warned that the shutdown of Spirit Airlines exposes a broader failure by the Biden administration and Democrat leaders to think through the real-world consequences of ideologically driven policy decisions, which she says are now directly hurting American consumers. Appearing on NewsNation over the…
    Mehek Cooke
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    Americans on a Budget Mourn Loss of Low-Cost Spirit Airlines
    NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters) — U.S. travelers lamented news of the shutdown of Spirit Airlines on Saturday, saying that the closure of the ultra-low-cost carrier eliminates one of the few air travel options for low-income and working-class Americans. Spirit abruptly cancelled flights overnight, stranding passengers and staff around the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America,…
    Laila Kearney
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    Moreno Demands Answers Over Deadly Truck Crash Involving Illegal Immigrant
    Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is looking to do something about deadly truck crashes involving foreigners. This week, Moreno sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, demanding answers regarding Modou Ngom, an illegal immigrant alleged to be responsible for a deadly incident earlier this month in…
    Rebecca Downs
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