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Lawmakers mull a pricey air traffic control ‘wish list’ - Roll Call

The FAA is seeking $30.5 billion for a system overhaul, well beyond what Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previously said was needed.

Roll Call

Who is Sean Duffy, NASA's new interim chief? From champion lumberjack, reality TV star and Cabinet secretary to space

President Donald Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary and former reality TV star Sean Duffy to lead NASA on an interim basis. Here's what we know about the man.

Space

Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator

Trump abruptly announced the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as acting NASA Administrator as the U.S. Senate reviews the space agency's proposed budget.

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Who Is Sean Duffy, Trump's New Interim NASA Chief? Wife, Net Worth And Does He Have A Science Background?

Sean Duffy, a lawyer and ex-congressman, is now interim NASA chief. Lacking a science background, he brings political loyalty and administrative experience.

International Business Times UK

Trump Appoints Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy As Interim NASA Administrator

President Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim NASA Administrator.

Benzinga

Scrapped safety proposal for semi-trucks means they can zoom down US highways at top speed

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says revised rules will ‘get Washington out of your trucks and your business’

The Independent UK

New federal-state environmental pact aims to speed up Texas highway projects

The agreement targets the environmental review process and cuts down the time it takes for new highways to be approved.

The Texas Tribune

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Judge rules Trump administration can't require states to help on immigration to get transport money

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars in transportation funds from states that don’t agree to participate in some immigration enforcement actions

The Independent UK

Federal Court Rules Against Trump Plan to Condition Federal Transportation Grants to States on Cooperation with Federal Deportation Efforts

The ruling is the latest in long line of court decisions striking down executive efforts to attach conditions to federal grants that were not approved by Congress.

Reason

Sean Duffy warns he will withhold infrastructure repair money from states that don’t help in ICE raids

‘To cities that stand by while rioters destroy transportation infrastructure — don’t expect a red cent from DOT,’ transportation secretary says

The Independent UK

With high-speed rail stuck in the station, Brightline still moving - Roll Call

The Brightline West project between southern California and Las Vegas looks like the brightest high-speed rail line now in development.

Roll Call

Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule 'illegal'

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks were illegal and moved to reverse the rules

The Independent UK

We gave $7B to California for a high-speed rail line and no track was ever laid: ‘Trains to nowhere’

Sacramento to San Diego link was passed as a ballot initiative in 2008 and was supposed to run for 800 miles

The Independent UK

Rare win for Newark airport as runway reopens ahead of schedule - potentially alleviating severe delays

Additional temporary and weekend closures may be introduced later this year as further work is completed at the airport.

The Independent UK

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More than 1,200 FAA employees are planning to leave in the coming months putting more strain on taxed workforce

The Federal Aviation Administration, which employs 46,000 people, has been the target of Elon Musk’s DOGE agenda

Latin Times

Transportation Sec. Pleads With Liberals to 'Clean Up' Public Transportation, Gets Ridiculed: 'It's Literally Your Job'

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy, who first gained national attention as a "Real World: Boston" cast member, said liberals should clean the subways if they want more people to use them.

The Independent UK

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says $12.5bn for air safety upgrades isn’t nearly enough: ‘We need it now’

‘I know the Senate is going to look, can they find money to put into this bill, but we are going to need them to fully fund this project,’ says Transportation secretary

The Independent UK

Air traffic control system must be improved to prevent problems like Newark airport, officials say

The problems that disrupted flights at New Jersey’s largest airport this spring could be repeated anywhere across the country, so Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is trying to sell Congress on his plan to overhaul the nation’s air traffic control system that will cost “tens of billions.”

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Al Jazeera

US judge temporarily bars Trump admin from ending NYC congestion pricing

The ruling comes as US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is set to pause federal funds to New York state.

Roll Call

GAO finds DOT funding pause on electric vehicle charging illegal - Roll Call

The GAO said the Transportation Department acted illegally when it paused funding this year for an electric vehicle charging program.

InsideEVs

Trump Could Clamp Down On EVs Even More With New Fuel Economy Rules

The Trump administration and its allies say that cars are too expensive. These days, not many people would disagree, but the GOP's underlying target with those claims is often electric vehicles. Now, Trump's U.S. Transportation Department seems to be going after fuel economy rules that were used by the Biden administration…

Fortune

Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today

Ed Bastian says it’s still safe to fly, though.

The Independent UK

Newark problems and recent crashes put focus on air traffic controller shortage and aging equipment

The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's administration wants to replace

Roll Call

States challenge immigration cooperation requirements for grants - Roll Call

States filed two lawsuits Tuesday seeking to stop policies that add immigration conditions to transportation and homeland security grants.

The Independent UK

Sean Duffy blames Biden for Newark airport crisis, but also says it should’ve been fixed during Covid — when Trump was in office

Former transportation secretary said Duffy should spend ‘less time blaming others’

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