After the Washington, D.C., plane crash, Trump said he previously set "extraordinary" standards for air traffic control employees.
The Trump administration fired former head of the U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Linda L. Fagan, according to a bulletin sent to all Coast Guard employees, on Jan. 21, 2025. Snopes also confirmed that the Trump administration fired former Transportation Security Administration head David Pekoske and terminated all advisory committees at the U.
Duffy previously told lawmakers his priorities leading the Transportation Department include aviation and highway safety as well as addressing the air traffic controller shortage.
Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.
President Donald Trump 's new Secretary of Transportation has an interesting Massachusetts connection. Sean Duffy, who was sworn in on Wednesday as part of the 47th president's cabinet, is a former Wisconsin congressman, an ex-Fox Business television host and, surprisingly enough, a reality TV show star.
Facing his first crisis just two days into the job, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy touted reforms sought by the president, who has lambasted DEI policies.
Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, according to internal memos obtained by ABC News.
After a passenger jet and an army helicopter collide in Washington D.C., Trump says DEI within the FAA could be reason for the crash. Read more here.
According to a source familiar with the matter, Trump and Hochul spoke twice this week, discussing a range of issues, including New York City's congestion pricing.
Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker were both prepared to support Sean Duffy, Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation; they had
Two weeks into his presidency, Trump faced a major crisis with the plane crash near DCA. He brought his unconventional style to the matter