Month: August 2025
August 13, 2025
Politics
DOT chief Sean Duffy charges predecessor Pete Buttgieig lowered standards for air traffic controllers in bombshell claim during ‘Pod Force One’ appearance
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused his predecessor of lowering the testing standards to become an air traffic controller and causing a higher washout rate. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused...
August 13, 2025
Politics
Transportation chief Sean Duffy details $31.5B air-traffic improvements to ‘Pod Force One’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he is optimistic a “brand new system” for air-traffic control can be implemented in the next four years, previewing plans for the $31.5 billion...
August 13, 2025
Congress
Chris Murphy goes all in on funding bill boycott as Dems seek bipartisanship
The politically ambitious Connecticut Democrat is walking away from bipartisan government funding negotiations as his party clamors for a seat at the table.
August 13, 2025
Politics
DEA head says phone calls are coming from ‘all over the country’ from fed agents wanting to help in DC
Over 800 National Guard officers patrolled the streets of the capital on Monday night. Over 800 National Guard officers patrolled the streets of the capital on Monday night.
August 13, 2025
Politics
National Guard takes to the streets of DC in support of Trump’s crime crackdown: ‘Reporting for duty’
Guardsmen, activated under the president’s Title 32 authority, were even spotted posing for pictures with tourists on the first night of their deployment in the district. Guardsmen, activated under...
August 13, 2025
Politics
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump considered re-appointing Janet Yellen as Fed chair
Yellen, a former Biden administration Cabinet member, has been critical of Trump. Yellen, a former Biden administration Cabinet member, has been critical of Trump.
August 13, 2025
Education
Mom to Mom: Different educational approach provides South Florida students with options
On this week’s Mom to Mom, Local 10’s Nicole Perez sat down with the administrators of a school offering South Florida middle and high school students a different approach...
August 13, 2025
Politics
Left-wing dark-money megadonors, including George Soros, contribute $20M to groups funding protests against Trump’s DC crime crackdown
Free DC, a “fiscally sponsored special project” of progressive nonprofits Community Change and Community Change Action, brought 150 demonstrators near the White House Monday to protest Trump’s plan to...
August 12, 2025
Politics
What to expect from Friday’s Trump-Putin summit on US soil: Will a peace deal actually be reached?
President Trump’s Friday meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may be the most-watched Washington-Moscow summit in decades -- but don’t expect any major decisions to be made. President Trump’s...
August 12, 2025
Politics
White House scrapped Biden ship tour after learning ‘how many steps were involved,’ emails show
“No visit to the NSMV vessel is planned after the WH realized how many steps were involved to get on the ship,” a MARAD official notified members of Office...