US Senate confirms billionaire Musk ally Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief Vote on Isaacman, private astronaut and Mars missions advocate, passes 67-30 for him to be agency’s 15th leader The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2025
Senate confirms Isaacman to be NASA administrator - Roll Call The Senate easily confirmed Jared Isaacman Wednesday to lead NASA despite some Democrats' concerns about this ties to billionaire Elon Musk. Roll Call · Dec 17, 2025
Problems with commercial driver's licenses for immigrants found in 8 states so far The federal government’s crackdown on commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants has now found problems in eight states in the wake of several deadly crashes The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2025
New York could lose $73 million in highway funds over ‘improperly issued’ driver’s licenses Drivers could be caught in the middle of a spat between the transportation secretary and the state of New York The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025
Sean Duffy wants ‘civility’ in air travel … so why is he doing pull-ups at the airport? Transport infrastructure in the US is a hot mess – and the guy in charge thinks ‘wellness spaces’ are going to solve the problem The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2025
Gavin Newsom Says Sean Duffy Wants Passengers To Do Pull-Ups As Thousands Of Flights Get Delayed California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has criticized Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's comments about wanting passengers to work out as they wait for their flights. Benzinga · Dec 9, 2025
Sean Duffy Says Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden Let Vehicle Prices 'Run Wild' With 'Backdoor EV Mandate' Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has slammed his Biden-era counterpart, Pete Buttigieg, for driving up vehicle prices and the latter's policies surrounding EVs. Benzinga · Dec 9, 2025
RFK Jr and Trump official do pull-ups in bizarre airport press conference Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced $1B in grant money to make airports more pleasant, but the real event was his fitness duel with 71-year-old RFK Jr The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
Sean Duffy wants to add gyms to airports, because that’s important Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is at it again. As part of his new civility campaign, which was launched weeks ago, Duffy has offered suggestions encouraging travelers to be more courteous and considerate of others. Just recently, he slammed passengers who show up to airports in their pajamas and put their feet up on the… The Mary Sue · Dec 9, 2025
US Senate committee advances renomination of Jared Isaacman as head of NASA A U.S. Senate committee advanced the renomination of billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator on Monday (Dec. 8). Space · Dec 8, 2025
5 key takeaways from Jared Isaacman's 2nd NASA chief nomination hearing Private billionaire SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman appeared before a Senate committee Dec. 3 for consideration as NASA administrator. Here are 5 big takeaways from the hearing. Space · Dec 8, 2025
Trump Green Lights 'Really Cute' Kei Cars Amid Affordability Concerns, CAFE Rollback In US: 'Manufacturers Have Long Wanted…' President Donald Trump has announced that "tiny cars" would be produced in the U.S. Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025
Clinton Slams Trump On Ukraine, Cuban Blasts Politicians Over Obamacare And More: This Week In Politics As the week unfolded, the political world witnessed some major developments. Here’s a quick recap of the top stories that made headlines. Benzinga · Dec 7, 2025
FAA launches investigation into US airlines over flight cuts ordered during the shutdown The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into whether U.S. airlines complied with an emergency order to cut flights at 40 major airports during the recent government shutdown The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control system
Space · Dec 5, 2025 'We have lost a lot of time.' Former NASA chief says US needs to start over with moon landing plans or risk losing to China Former NASA chief Michael Griffin told the U.S. Congress that while China is making great strides in its plan to reach the moon, the United States has "stuck to a plan that does not make sense."
Motor1 · Dec 5, 2025 Americans Don't Actually Want Kei Cars Kei cars are awesome. The tiny, Japanese-market runabouts have diminutive proportions and puny engines, often delivering no more than 80 horsepower. Having driven one in its home country, it’s easy to see why people are so obsessed with them; they’re cute, charming, and in a jam-packed city like Tokyo, ideal…
Benzinga · Dec 5, 2025 Sean Duffy Says Air Taxis Will '100%' Happen Under Trump, Predicts Major Shift In DoorDash Deliveries: 'Safer And Quieter…' Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has shared that the U.S. will allow air taxis to operate within the country in what could be a major boost for Joby Aviation Inc. (NASDAQ:JOBY) and Archer Aviation Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHR).
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2025 Passengers are wearing pajamas to the airport more often in protest against Sean Duffy’s etiquette push The Transportation Department has urged Americans to dress nicer at the airport as it believes that correlates with good behavior
Motor1 · Dec 4, 2025 Trump: Japan's 'Cute' Kei Cars Are Coming to America Update: In an emailed response to Motor1's questions, a Department of Transportation spokesperson told us:
Benzinga · Dec 4, 2025 Ted Cruz, Sean Duffy Slam Biden Admin's CAFE Standards, Tout Safer, Affordable Cars For Americans Amid Trump Rollback: 'Buttigieg And Biden Broke..' Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have hailed President Donald Trump's move to relax CAFE norms amid affordability concerns.
Benzinga · Dec 4, 2025 Ford CEO Jim Farley Hails Trump's CAFE Rollback, Reaffirms Investment In US-Made Cars—Sean Duffy Says Decision Will Save $109 Billion For Americans Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) CEO Jim Farley has reaffirmed the automaker's commitment to building more affordable cars as President Donald Trump scaled back Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) norms.
Space · Dec 3, 2025 The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up' Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman didn't mince words Wednesday (Dec. 3) during his second hearing before the Senate committee considering his nomination for NASA administrator.
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025 Longest US government shutdown cost Delta Air Lines $200 million Delta Air Lines estimates that it lost $200 million due to the longest government shutdown on record
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025 Billionaire spacewalker is back before the Senate seeking NASA's top job Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman is back before the Senate after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump for NASA's top job