Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday issued an emergency order to halt the flight cuts while maintaining the 6 percent reduction. The emergency order, issued by Duffy and FAA Administrator Brian Bedford, came after “recommendations from the agency’s safety team,” according to a statement. Current shortage level… Source link
The Trump Organization requested 184 foreign employees to work at various company properties, a record number that has grown over the past few years. According to department data, the company sought to hire workers through H-2A and H-2B visas for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs and the Trump Vineyard Estate in Charlottesville, Virginia……
Michelle Obama appears to be taking a dig at President Trump without naming him, saying commanders have to set “a standard” at the White House for accepting gifts. “When you’re commander in chief, you have to set a standard for the American people. And some of these things are not… Source link
Senator John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) new memoir details the sour relationship between him and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D), particularly over the governor’s approach to criminal justice. As Axios reports, in “Unfettered” Fetterman describes “the ugliness among us – from which we have never recovered.” He said he sees Shapiro as a person with “political ambition”…
President Trump signed a government funding bill on Wednesday to officially end the longest shutdown in history after 43 days. Trump signed the legislation in the Oval Office, where he blamed Democrats for the shutdown, surrounded by Republican lawmakers and other GOP officials. “Today we are sending a clear message that we… Source link
The House passed a bill on Wednesday to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up an end to the longest shutdown in US history. The vote came after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus cut a deal with Republicans and helped advance the legislative package. But the shutdown… Source…
The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping spending package to reopen the government, setting the stage to end the marathon shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, which has caused economic turmoil across the country and sparked an internal fight among Democrats over the future of the party and how to confront President… Source link
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of more than 300 people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during “Operation Midway Blitz.” The order came after US District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release 13 people detained in Illinois and held in Texas, Missouri and other states……
Radio host Charlamagne Tha God said Democrats should “lean” toward the energy of Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who is known for being vocal about her views. “Donald Trump says what he wants, he attacks people,” Charlamagne said on the “Hot and Bothered with Melissa Ford” podcast… Source link
Dozens of congressional Democrats urged states across the country to “block” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to driver data in a series of letters on Wednesday. “We write to alert you to the fact that your state is providing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies with frictionless, self-service access… Source link
