99.97% of refugees admitted to the US in 2026 are South African.

Refugees from South Africa make up almost all the refugees to the U.S. so far in fiscal 2026. Before this fiscal year, South Africans never appeared among the top origin groups. In fact, fiscal 2025 was the first year that the U.S. admitted more than just one or two South African refugees.

The large increase in South African refugees reflects an executive order Trump signed in 2025 that said the federal government would prioritize resettling Afrikaners – an ethnic group descended from mainly Dutch, German and French colonial settlers in South Africa. The executive order said the group faced “government-sponsored race-based discrimination” in South Africa, including the government seizure of farms owned by White South Africans. Those claims have been disputed.

The influx of refugees from South Africa marks a major change in the makeup of refugees to the U.S.

Source: Pew Research Center ( https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/17/refugee-admissions-to-the-us-are-dropping-sharply-in-trumps-second-term/ )

The homeland security secretary’s comment came 19 months after President Joe Biden left office

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin took aim at the Biden administration during a news conference Monday, Aug. 31, phrasing his remarks as though the Democratic president who left office 19 months ago was still in power.

Mullin appeared alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to announce the emergency closure of 110 driving schools that federal officials say issued commercial driver’s licenses to people who did not meet federal requirements, including rules requiring drivers to demonstrate proficiency in English.

“No English, No trucking — it’s COMMON SENSE,” Duffy wrote in a statement on social media.

The administration has also criticized states that previously permitted commercial driver’s license applicants to take portions of their tests in languages other than English. Under the federal requirements, states are responsible for making sure commercial drivers meet the applicable English-language standards before receiving their licenses.

The Department of Transportation has been conducting broader reviews of commercial driver’s licenses as part of the administration’s effort to tighten enforcement. Thousands of drivers have already been subjected to inspections, with hundreds reportedly being disqualified over English-language requirements.

Beyond criticizing Biden’s immigration policies, Trump officials have frequently scapegoated the previous president over the last year and a half for a host of problems that have sunk the current administration’s public polling.

In televised interviews and speeches, Trump and his surrogates have credited Biden with recent inflation and high gas prices, both of which were heavily impacted by Trump’s tariff wars and overseas military actions.

*excerpt from Paloma Chavez's article*

Full Article here:

https://people.com/markwayne-mullin-says-biden-administration-failing-american-people-12074575

https://xcancel.com/NatalieKorach/status/2094591577410740636

Gov. Josh Shapiro accused Robert Kennedy Jr. of spreading misinformation last week, prompting the HHS secretary to suggest Shapiro's office 'fabricated' the deaths.

Refusals in US hospitals of vital newborn vitamin rose 57% from January-June, analysis finds. Girl babies more likely than boys to not receive the shot within a day of birth, data shows. Doctors express growing concern over rising risk of catastrophic bleeding in newborns. Health agency says it is evaluating data and surveillance related to vitamin K refusals and bleeding events.

This is out of Springfield, Ohio. He walked into traffic on Interstate 70 into the path of a semi-truck.