FAA reverses course and approves military use of high-energy anti-drone lasers in U.S. airspace, two months after shutting down border flights over safety concerns.
FAA chief held multimillion-dollar airline stock for seven months past his ethics agreement deadline while overseeing the industry he invested in.
New DHS Secretary Mullin floats pulling customs officers from airports in sanctuary cities, a move that would cancel international flights to major hubs.
California mail ballot rejections quadrupled after Postal Service reduced rural pickup trips, with voters following the same habits that worked for years.
House adjourns without voting on Senate-passed bill to end the 47-day DHS shutdown, with 61,000 TSA workers still unpaid.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill renaming Palm Beach International Airport after Trump, with an estimated $5.5 million cost to taxpayers still requiring FAA approval.
Homan says ICE agents will remain at airports indefinitely after 500 TSA officers quit during the 45-day DHS shutdown.
Record 12% of TSA employees call out on day 43 of the DHS shutdown as 500 officers have quit and travelers hire professional line sitters at airports.
House Transportation Chair Sam Graves announces retirement after 13 terms, the 37th House Republican to forgo reelection in a record-setting exodus.
Trump declares emergency to pay TSA workers on day 42 of DHS shutdown after rejecting a Senate deal that would have funded the agency.
FAA halts flights at five Mid-Atlantic airports for the second time this month after a strong smell forces controllers from the Potomac TRACON facility in Virginia.
Senate unanimously passes bill funding most of DHS except ICE and Border Patrol, sending it to the House before Easter recess.
White House rejects Elon Musk’s offer to pay TSA workers during the DHS shutdown, citing legal conflicts with his federal contracts.
USPS seeks temporary 8% surcharge on most package shipping to cover rising fuel costs, warning the agency will run out of cash by early 2027.
TSA flagged a mother and her 9-year-old daughter on a passenger list and alerted ICE before plainclothes agents detained them at San Francisco International Airport.
Delta suspends VIP escorts, upgrades and rebooking services for members of Congress as the DHS shutdown enters its sixth week.
Trump swears in Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security secretary on day 39 of the DHS shutdown, with ICE agents deployed to airports and after over 400 TSA officers quit.
NTSB says LaGuardia’s runway safety system did not alert before Sunday’s collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck because emergency vehicles lacked tracking systems.
Trump says he will block any DHS deal until Democrats pass the SAVE America Act, keeping ICE at airports “for as long as it takes.”
ICE agents ordered to deploy to airports Monday for crowd control as more than 400 TSA officers quit during five-week DHS shutdown.
Trump threatens to replace TSA with ICE agents at airports as DHS shutdown enters its sixth week with 366 screeners quitting since February 14.
Chicago Transit Authority sues the federal government over withholding $2 billion for the Red Line extension to the Far South Side, warns both projects may stop.
Transportation lobbyists who never gave to prior candidates are donating thousands to Transportation Secretary Duffy’s 26-year-old son-in-law’s congressional campaign in Wisconsin, ProPublica finds.
FAA requires radar separation between planes and helicopters near airports, ending reliance on visual “see and avoid” after the 2025 Reagan National crash that killed 67 people.
Trump waives the 106-year-old Jones Act and eases Venezuela oil sanctions on the same day as the administration scrambles to contain a 27% gas price surge three weeks into the Iran war.
Amazon plans to slash Postal Service deliveries by two-thirds this fall as agency warns it will run out of cash within a year.
New York’s MTA sues Trump administration for withholding $60 million in Second Avenue subway funding after Hochul warns “enough is enough.”
Trump administration sues California to block its 2035 zero-emission vehicle mandate as gas prices spike nationwide from the Iran war.
DHS restores Global Entry after three-week suspension during shutdown while blaming Democrats for the disruptions its own decision created.
White House cites alcohol and harassment to justify NTSB firing two days after giving no reason for removing lead investigator of the DC midair crash.
Airports tell travelers to arrive 4-5 hours early as security delays mount in second government shutdown in five months, with TSA workers again going unpaid.
White House fires NTSB board member two years into five-year term with no reason given, after he led the DC midair crash response that killed 67.
Pentagon and FAA agree to test anti-drone lasers in New Mexico after two misfires by military and DHS shut down airspace near El Paso.
Federal judge rules Trump’s effort to kill NYC congestion pricing unlawful, calling administration’s decision-making “arbitrary and capricious” in 149-page ruling.
Classified inspector general report finds Noem’s shoes-on airport policy created security vulnerabilities she then buried by raising the report’s classification level.
Judge rules California must let 20,000 immigrant truck drivers keep their licenses despite Trump administration threats to revoke the state’s authority to issue commercial licenses entirely.
NTSB chair calls House Republican aviation safety bill “watered-down” and says it won’t prevent another crash like the Reagan National collision that killed 67 people.
U.S. military uses anti-drone laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, prompting FAA to close more El Paso airspace two weeks after a similar incident shut down the airport.
Trump hosts private Oval Office meetings with construction firms to fast-track Dulles Airport redesign, with one company proposing to rebrand the shuttles as “DJTs” after his initials.
House Republicans block bipartisan Senate bill requiring aircraft locator systems one day after Pentagon raised national security objections, falling one vote short.
Pentagon reverses support for aviation safety bill requiring military tracking signals, 13 months after a collision between an Army Black Hawk and a regional jet killed 67 people.
DHS suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry during the shutdown, then reverses PreCheck hours later after travel industry leaders raised alarms about 20 million affected members.
DHS suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry starting Sunday as 61,000 TSA employees work without pay in the second week of a shutdown while ICE operates uninterrupted on $75 billion in pre-secured funding.
Ambassador Bridge owner gave $1 million to Trump’s super PAC 24 days before Trump threatened to block the competing Gordie Howe Bridge from opening.
Transportation Department orders more than 550 driving schools shut after inspections find unqualified instructors and inadequate testing, with another 109 schools withdrawing when they learned inspectors were coming.
TSA officers work without pay as DHS shutdown enters its first weekend, with more than 5,100 flights delayed Saturday and 1,110 officers leaving the agency in October and November alone.
NOAA plans to weaken vessel speed rules protecting North Atlantic right whales, now fewer than 400, days after a 3-year-old female washes up dead off Virginia.
TSA requires 61,000 airport workers to stay on the job without pay after DHS funding lapses, weeks after a 43-day shutdown left many still recovering financially.
Texas DMV unanimously votes to require proof of legal status for vehicle registration, a rule one county tax assessor refuses to enforce because state law requires residency, not citizenship.
Trump administration releases $30 million of $205 million in frozen funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project after two states sued and an appeals court upheld the order to pay.
