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The Trump Administration Waives Obscure Safety Rule Blocking Driverless Trucks

Federal safety regulators have granted driverless truck company Aurora's requested waiver of the warning triangle rule that had acted as a de facto requirement for human drivers in autonomous trucks.

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MAGA Conservatives, Unions Want To Crush Driverless Trucks. Will the Trump Administration Listen?

A fight over an arcane trucking safety rule reveals the White House's split position on autonomous vehicle regulations.

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By Ending Contract, Union Officials Claim, Trump Administration Violated 'Dignity and Rights' of TSA Agents

The Department of Homeland Security unilaterally tore up a collective bargaining agreement it had signed with unionized TSA screeners in May 2024.

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Trump Kills New York's Flawed Congestion Pricing Program

Federal transportation officials said that because New York's congestion tolls were really about raising money for mass transit, they didn't qualify for an exemption from the federal tolling ban.

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Understaffed Air Traffic Control, DEI Are Unlikely Causes of D.C. Plane Crash

There's still a lot we don't know and initial speculation from the media and the president about the causes of Wednesday's disaster appear off-base.

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DOGE Sets Its Sights on High-Speed Rail

After nearly two decades and billions in federal funding, California’s high-speed rail project still isn’t up and running.

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Trump Wants To Ease Rules for Self-Driving Cars

Regulations have made these vehicles less safe and more expensive.

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Congress' FAA Reauthorization Is Good for Remote Towers, Bad for Travel Agents

The legislation is largely a status quo bill that doesn't take up longstanding calls to reform air traffic control, airport funding, and more.

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Biden Threatens To Veto GOP Spending Bill That Would 'Cut' Amtrak Funding to Double Pre-Pandemic Levels

Amtrak has historically received $2 billion in federal subsidies each year. Under Republicans' "draconian" cuts, they'd receive over $5 billion next year.

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New Jersey Files Environmental Lawsuit To Delay Manhattan Congestion Tolls

New York officials have primarily pitched congestion tolls as an easy cash grab for the city's subway system. New Jersey drivers and politicians aren't happy about that.

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Blame the Feds for Your Canceled Flight This Memorial Day

Staffing shortages and laughably out-of-date technology in the federal government's air traffic control system are leading to a lot more flight delays.

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New NTSB Report Highlights Useless, Premature Regulatory Push After East Palestine Derailment

Plus: Ex-felons and the right to vote, Gavin Newsom's plan to cap oil company profits collides with reality, and more...

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Aviation Groups Have Complained for Years About the Outdated FAA Alert System That Crashed Today

Critics say the NOTAM system creates safety hazards by overloading pilots with hard to read and superfluous information while failing to alert them to real hazards.

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Biden's Plan To Link Federal Transportation Spending to Zoning Reform Could Make the Housing Shortage Worse

The administration is encouraging counterproductive "inclusionary zoning" policies that often raise housing prices and reduce supply.

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