Good morning. The Trump administration is shutting down hundreds of commercial driving schools accused of putting unqualified drivers on the road, Chicago is demanding new disclosures from companies that do business with ICE, and Minnesota’s Supreme Court has rejected Mike Lindell’s attempt to force a broader hand recount of the Republican gubernatorial primary.

Trump Admin Shuts Down Hundreds of CDL Schools

The Trump administration is taking aim at the schools behind America’s growing commercial driver controversy.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Monday that 110 commercial driver’s license training schools were being immediately removed from the federal Training Provider Registry, while another 160 were being kicked off for lacking proper facilities or licensed instructors.

The 110 worst offenders alone trained more than 5,000 drivers who were later cited during roadside inspections for failing federal English language proficiency requirements.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Derek Barrs said investigators inspected roughly 400 schools and found 40% failed to comply with federal rules.

Some of the violations had deadly consequences.

California’s Platinum Plus Truck Driving School certified 36 drivers later cited for language violations, including one involved in a fatal Oklahoma crash. Texas based ASC Technical Institute trained 58 such drivers, including one who later ran a stop sign and killed another motorist.

Investigators even found one training operation using a school bus parked in a backyard as its classroom.

Mullin said ICE investigators had also discovered more than 100 CDL holders whose licenses listed “No name given.”

“These individuals are dangerous,” Mullin said, blaming lax enforcement during the Biden administration for allowing unqualified drivers onto American highways.

Duffy stressed that commercial drivers have long been required to understand and communicate in English.

“I didn’t create that rule. President Trump didn’t create that rule,” he said. “That rule has been in place for decades.”

Homeland Security Investigations is now conducting coordinated inspections at more than 200 additional driving schools across 23 states, while federal officials audit third party skills testers suspected of improperly approving applicants.

DOT says more than 28,000 drivers have been taken off the road over English language violations during the past year and a half, while states have canceled more than 30,000 improperly issued licenses.

The latest operation shifts the government’s attention upstream—from the drivers themselves to the schools and testing operations that certified them.

Chicago Makes Companies Disclose Ties to ICE

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is using the city’s purchasing power to scrutinize private companies that also do business with federal immigration enforcement.

Johnson signed an executive order requiring certain businesses seeking Chicago contracts to disclose leadership diversity as well as significant financial relationships with government and law enforcement agencies, with emphasis on ICE.

“If you want to do business with this city, we want to know whether the people leading your company reflect the diversity of the communities whose tax dollars are paying your contracts,” Johnson said.

Companies must disclose whether they received more than $500,000 from law enforcement or government agencies and whether they face proceedings involving allegations such as excessive force, unlawful detention or discrimination.

A coalition called Not With Our Money said 42 companies holding a combined $3.19 billion in Chicago contracts also do business with ICE.

DHS responded by accusing Johnson of attempting to punish American companies for cooperating with federal authorities.

“If Mayor Johnson wants to lecture anyone about taxpayer dollars, remember what he is: a sanctuary politician who bullies American companies with money that isn’t his,” a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

“Make no mistake, we will not be deterred.”

Large companies seeking city business will also be required to disclose information about the racial and gender makeup of leadership and boards, diversity policies and efforts to hire and promote former convicts.

Successful contractors must update the publicly available information annually.

Johnson further ordered procurement officials to develop rules potentially barring businesses found responsible for certain discrimination, wage theft or public integrity violations.

Johnson previously barred ICE from using city-owned parking lots and garages during operations.

Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Lindell Recount Bid

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell has lost his attempt to force Minnesota into an expansive hand recount of its Republican gubernatorial primary.

The Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Secretary of State Steve Simon followed state law when his office rejected Lindell’s demands for a broader examination of ballots after Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth defeated him by 45,401 votes.

Lindell had offered to fund a statewide hand recount but demanded election officials inspect beyond the ballots cast in his race.

He wanted counters to review Democratic primary ballots, tally minor candidates and examine ballot paper for possible tabulator irregularities.

State officials refused, arguing that Minnesota law limits a discretionary recount to determining the valid votes cast in the particular race being challenged.

Chief Justice Natalie Hudson agreed.

“Lindell's focus on alleged anomalies confuses the purpose of a manual recount with an election contest,” Hudson wrote.

The court explained that a recount is intended to verify vote totals. Allegations involving voting-machine irregularities or broader election misconduct must instead be pursued through an election contest with supporting evidence.

Lindell had pledged to deposit $825,000 to cover the recount but withheld the payment after objecting to the state’s rules.

The ruling leaves Demuth as the certified Republican nominee against Democratic candidate Amy Klobuchar in November.

Lindell said he intends to appeal to the United States Supreme Court.