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November 6, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Shutdown Hits 40 Major Airports—Just in Time for Thanksgiving
Here’s the full list of airports that will see reduced flights during the government shutdown.
April 10, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Two Planes Just Collided. Trump Team Is Arguing With People About it.
Donald Trump is choosing to pick a fight instead of responding to the accident.
March 7, 2025
Marin Scotten
FAA Halts Flights as Elon Musk’s Rocket Blows Up Yet Again
Passengers had to deal with flight delays thanks to Elon Musk playing space.
February 27, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Elon Musk’s Genius Plan to Solve FAA Worker Shortage Is Beyond Belief
Concerns around air traffic safety have increased dramatically following several plane crashes.
February 27, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Elon Musk’s Open Corruption Revealed in New FAA Plans
The Federal Aviation Administration is now going after one of Starlink’s main competitors.
February 26, 2025
Marin Scotten
Elon Musk Is Already Using His New Power to Make Himself Even Richer
Elon Musk is literally capitalizing on the recent plane crashes.
February 21, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Trump’s Firing Spree at FAA Was Even More Terrible Than He Admitted
The cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration go far beyond what was previously known.
February 18, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Transportation Chief Makes Ridiculous Claim as Trump Guts FAA Staff
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy seems to think the recent plane crashes are all Pete Buttigieg’s fault.
February 17, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Launches Mass Purge of Air Traffic Control Staff
The Trump administration has kicked off a firing spree at the Federal Aviation Administration, despite four deadly plane crashes on his watch.
January 30, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
FAA Report on D.C. Plane Crash Is Out—and It’s an Indictment of Trump
The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far.
January 30, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
FAA Leader Quit Before D.C. Plane Crash—Thanks to Elon Musk
The world’s richest man apparently thought it was a good idea to bully the Federal Aviation Administration chief out of his job.
April 5, 2019
Emily Atkin
It’s Not Just Pork: Trump Is Also Letting Nuclear Plants Regulate Their Own Safety
The administration's deregulation obsession is endangering Americans' health and safety.
July 18, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
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Josh Kovensky
MAP: Every Dangerous Place Where Airplanes Aren't Supposed to Fly
May 3, 2013
Noam Scheiber
Grover Norquist Isn't Losing Power: He Never Had It
An anti-tax activist in winter
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