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Duffy says FAA’s new AI air traffic tool played no role in nationwide ground stop

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a White House briefing Friday night that SMART is not connected to the agency's core radar and flight-tracking systems and that there was "no possible way" it could have affected the outage.

November 13, 2026

FAA lifts ground stop after all flights halted across U.S. due to telecommunications outage

The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all departing flights across the U.S. Friday due to telecommunications issues and for "extraordinary circumstances" and "reasons of safety," snarling thousands of air travelers nationwide.

November 13, 2026

Rescue underway after tanker hits riverboat with 129 passengers at Port of New Orleans

A tanker crashed into a docked American Cruise Lines boat on the Mississippi River at the Port of New Orleans, causing the pleasure boat to tip over on its side and prompting a large emergency response and a search-and-rescue operation.

November 13, 2026

Synthetic hemp cannabinoids now illegal under federal law

Hemp products containing cannabinoids that the cannabis plant can't naturally produce, such as synthetic compounds, are no longer federally legal to produce or sell as of Thursday.

November 13, 2026

New White House lobbying rule under Stephen Miller: Staff can’t meet with lobbyists without approval

White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller is ushering in a new era of lobbying protocols at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., reportedly requiring staff to receive prior approval if they want to meet with a lobbyist.

November 13, 2026

Hundreds arrested in dark web drug crackdown, Justice Dept. says

Law enforcement agencies across the U.S., Europe, Australia and New Zealand arrested 354 alleged dark web drug traffickers and other criminals, seizing more than $234 million in cash and cryptocurrency, the Justice Department and Europol announced Thursday.

November 13, 2026

‘My husband cheated on me’ Google searches led to Paxton, Democratic strategist says

A group that supported victorious Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico ran ads in Texas aimed at people who Googled phrases about a cheating husband, boosting results about Republican rival Ken Paxton's alleged extramarital affair, according to a political strategist.

November 12, 2026

Three Supreme Court justices urge Americans to learn history, civics as nation marks 250th

All three of President Trump's Supreme Court appointees urged Americans to learn history and civics as the nation marks its 250th anniversary in interviews filmed ahead of the Federalist Society's annual convention.

November 12, 2026

Who is Collette Kress? The Nvidia CFO takes over following Jensen Huang’s resignation

Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO of Nvidia after Jensen Huang resigned Thursday following reports of two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.

November 12, 2026

Texas U.S. attorney warns Blumenthal that his White House ballroom probe is an illegal threat

A Department of Justice official accused Sen. Richard Blumenthal of harassing citizens in his investigation into pay-for-play allegations about White House ballroom donors.

November 12, 2026

Veterans bill clears House without a recorded vote; Democrats accuse Republicans of rushing it

The Republican-led House passed an extensive veterans' benefits package Wednesday without a recorded vote, shocking Democrats.

November 12, 2026

House Democrats say they couldn’t vote on Hegseth impeachment due to traffic

Multiple Democratic lawmakers said a traffic incident and a police escort kept them from voting against a motion that effectively killed an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.

November 11, 2026

U.S. measles elimination status at risk

The United States could lose its measles elimination status, a public health achievement it has held since 2000.

November 11, 2026

Justice Department prosecutors can’t keep up with influx of immigrant release lawsuits

Federal prosecutors in Washington state said they lack the resources to keep up with the number of cases of detained immigrants seeking release from ICE custody.

November 11, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relocated over Iran threats

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was relocated from his D.C.-area home to a military base due to Iranian threats against his life, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to The Washington Times.

November 11, 2026

Trump administration moves to restrict food stamp eligibility

The Trump administration proposed overhauling food stamp eligibility, a move that could eliminate 6.3 million people from the nation's largest food assistance program.

November 11, 2026

Mississippi Senate race winner still undetermined as ballot deadlines arrive

The Mississippi Senate race between incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom has yet to be called one week after the election.

November 10, 2026

Moolenaar presses Nvidia to probe CEO’s ties to alleged Chinese spy

House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar urged Nvidia to conduct a thorough investigation into reports about Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive who U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe is a Chinese intelligence asset.

November 10, 2026

Feds recover cockpit voice recorder from Florida Learjet crash that killed 9

Federal investigators said Monday they recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the charter jet that crashed into a roadway in Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people on board.

November 10, 2026

Trump gives Pete Hegseth A+ in his defense against impeachment threats

President Trump on Tuesday applauded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's response to an amped up congressional push to impeach him.

November 10, 2026