Federal transportation officials removed nearly 2,000 unqualified truckers from the roads during a three-day national crackdown in January, while political tensions flared in Washington over immigration and economic policy. The Department of Transportation's Operation SafeDRIVE, which ran from January 13-15 in 26 states and the District of Columbia, targeted trucking corridors and found hundreds of drivers not proficient in English, according to Fox News.
Meanwhile, Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., called on former President Donald Trump to remove a post on Truth Social that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys or apes. Scott, the only Black member of the Senate GOP, criticized the post, according to Fox News.
On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced sharp questioning from Democratic lawmakers in back-to-back hearings this week. The hearings, which focused on the nation's economic health, repeatedly erupted into shouting, reflecting broader Democratic frustrations over Trump's trade agenda, according to Fox News. Rep. Gregory Meeks repeatedly demanded a yes-or-no answer from Bessent, escalating the exchange into a tense confrontation.
Senate Republicans also expressed concern over Democrats' push to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to Fox News, Republicans believe the Democrats' true motive is to defund immigration operations across the country. "I'm really concerned that all the Democrats want to do is defund ICE," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital.
In other news, the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie, continued. A neighbor reported seeing a suspicious white van near Guthrie's Tucson home before her disappearance, according to Fox News. Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that authorities believe a crime has occurred.
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