A UPS Boeing 767-300 waits for its next trip at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The express carrier operates 88 of the aircraft type. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill approved Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives includes language allowing Boeing an extra five years to produce 767 freighters for FedEx and […]
Congress passed a new long-term funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration Wednesday afternoon, ensuring the agency’s continued operation for the next five years. President Biden is expected to sign the legislation into law imminently. The previous five-year funding bill expired on Sept. 30, and Congress has been supporting the agency with short-term measures in […]
May 14—Eastern Connecticut Democrats endorsed U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney’s bid for a 10th consecutive term Monday night during a nominating convention at Coventry High School. “It was an honor to accept the Democratic nomination to serve as the representative for Connecticut’s Second District ― the largest congressional district in the state,” Courtney said Tuesday in […]
Worries about chronic safety problems at Boeing have mushroomed since a door panel blew off on one of its jets in January — kicking off investigations, congressional whistleblower hearings and the resignation of its CEO. Four months later, Congress is poised to pass a major aviation bill that does little to increase oversight of the […]
WASHINGTON — As Congress plans to honor law enforcement for National Police Week in Washington, those who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack are still awaiting a permanent memorial in the building more than a year after the deadline Congress set to place one. Congress commissioned a plaque to honor officers […]
WASHINGTON — For congressional leaders, weekly press conferences are a time to outline a policy agenda, communicate a message and drive a contrast with the opposition party. For House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, a vice presidential hopeful, they’re also an opportunity to get in front of a TV camera and shower praise on Donald […]
For most Americans, Social Security income is a necessity to cover their expenses during their golden years. In 22 years of annual polling from Gallup, no fewer than 80% of then-current retirees noted a reliance, in some capacity, on their monthly Social Security benefit to make ends meet. That’s what makes this next statement so […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mike Johnson it was effectively a Day 1 priority. It’s well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government’s growing $34.6 trillion in debt. “The consequences if we don’t act now are unbearable,” he said, echoing warnings from his […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A delegation of U.S. congress members part of the Congressional Western Caucus and House Energy and Commerce Committee was in Kern County Friday. Friday morning, in Bakersfield, they held a field hearing to discuss how to expand broadband — or high-speed internet — access to rural communities, like many in Kern. […]
They hold national hearings and craft legislation. They represent millions of constituents across the country and are some of the biggest decisionmakers in the world. This week, they voted on whether to vote to oust the government official who is second in line to the presidency. But even members of Congress say they are closely […]
WASHINGTON — A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress. Bannon was convicted after a trial in 2022 and sentenced to four months in prison. The trial judge, however, stayed Bannon’s sentence, allowing him to remain […]
A federal appeals court has upheld Steve Bannon‘s conviction for defying a Jan. 6 House committee subpoena. In a 20-page ruling Friday, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed each of Bannon’s four challenges to his conviction as without merit. Judge Bradley Garcia wrote in the ruling: Bannon, a Trump White […]