Trump’s cuts at the FAA could underscore the risks of shrinking government

by Lenna Peterson | Mar 24, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – After recent layoffs of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration and a string of aviation incidents, passengers and experts expressed concerns that U.S. airlines’ excellent safety record could be at risk. About 400 probationary workers were...

Dogecoin case argued at Supreme Court, importance questioned by justices

by Aidan Johnstone | Feb 28, 2024 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — Justices seemed poised to remand Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski to the Ninth Circuit Court – a case related to a $1.2 million Dogecoin giveaway in 2021. The lawsuit originated from a claim that Coinbase – a cryptocurrency exchange platform – did not...

FAA administrator vows more scrutiny after Boeing incident

by Charlotte Ehrlich | Feb 8, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Representatives on the House Transportation Committee grilled Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Whitaker Tuesday about air traffic controller shortages, near misses and the blowout of a door panel midflight on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet on an Alaska...

Legislators, experts, and public call for deeper examination of FAA outage

by Stephanie Markowitz | Jan 12, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – Airports and airlines are attempting to recoup their losses and quell public exasperation a day after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had to issue a 90-minute nationwide ground stop to air travel, scrambling schedules and grounding thousands of...

Lawmakers: “Ridiculous” 5G Rollout Scramble Was Preventable

by Zachary Miller | Feb 3, 2022 | Business, Energy, Featured

WASHINGTON — The rollout of new ultra-fast fifth generation (5G) cellular networks was supposed to revolutionize internet access and cement the U.S.’s technological position against a rising China. Now, lawmakers are trying to figure out how it went so wrong. “We...