The Trump administration is threatening to withhold nearly $75 million in federal funding from Pennsylvania unless the state revokes what federal officials claim are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to immigrants.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy targeted Pennsylvania after a fatal crash involving an unauthorized immigrant truck driver in Florida brought renewed scrutiny to the licensing issue.

Zoom out: The administration has also taken similar action against California; both states have Democratic governors and are seen as future presidential contenders.

The big picture: According to a cited audit, two out of 150 licenses reviewed in Pennsylvania belonged to individuals whose licenses exceeded their lawful presence in the U.S. • Federal authorities claim

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