The FAA unveiled a workforce overhaul to tackle chronic air traffic controller shortages, excessive overtime and aging technology across U.S. airspace.
In a demonstration of bipartisanship, GOP Sen. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren are advocating a measure to permanently ban former lawmakers from lobbying.
The Pentagon revealed the location of a U.S. Navy nuclear-armed submarine in a rare move a day after President Trump rejected the latest peace proposal from Iran. The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine arrived in Gibraltar, a British territory on Spain’s south coast, on Sunday, the U.S. Sixth Fleet said on Monday. “The port visit demonstrates...
President Trump has declared the war with Iran won, but the reality is that the conflict is far from over and the Republicans will have a hard time convincing the American people that it was worth it.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is vowing a “massive” response to last week’s Virginia Supreme Court decision on redistricting, which nullified a new map in the Old Dominion to the advantage of Republicans. Jeffries said Democrats will be launching a multipronged “counteroffensive” featuring new redistricting efforts in blue states, new lawsuits against GOP-drawn maps...
A group sued over President Trump’s Reflecting Pool project on Monday, arguing the renovation at the National Mall violates environmental and preservation laws. The Cultural Landscape Foundation and its founder, Charles Birnbaum, said the blue paint coating is “altering the historic character” of the Reflecting Pool without authority. “The dark grey, achromatic basin was not incidental to the design. It was the...
Taiwan has said it does not want "surprises" during the meeting later this week between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in which the island is among the most prickly items on the agenda. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said that Taiwan was confident in its U.S. ties, but somewhat wary of any unexpected...
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Monday that he expects Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to leave the central bank’s board of governors if he is “happy” with a forthcoming internal report on the Fed’s renovations, which have been repeatedly criticized by President Trump. Powell, whose term as chair expires this month, said recently...
The sights of PPE-clad passengers leaving the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship Sunday may prompt flashbacks to the COVID pandemic. Health officials say that isn't exactly the case.
