A shortage of air traffic controllers has caused more flight disruptions at airports across the country. On Monday, Los Angeles International Airport experienced brief delays, while Dallas and Austin airports saw delays averaging 20 and 40 minutes, respectively. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary ground stop in Austin earlier Monday for about an hour.…… MORE
China’s C-919 Jet Faces Turbulent Skies as US-China Trade Tensions Add to Delays
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s ambition to rival Boeing and Airbus with its homegrown C919 passenger jet is hitting turbulent skies. The C919, made by China’s state-owned COMAC, relies heavily on Western components and trade friction has raised risks for securing those parts. As of October, COMAC had delivered only seven C919s, far short of…… MORE
Private Donors Gave More Than $125 Milion to Keep Foreign Aid Programs Going After US Cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months. The sum is more than the organizers of the emergency funds had imagined possible, while still falling far short of the tens of billions cut or frozen with…… MORE
Trump Administation Narrows List of Potential Federal Reserve Chairs to 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed the names of five candidates to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the powerful Federal Reserve next year. The names suggest that no matter who is picked, there will likely be big changes coming to the Federal Reserve next year. Bessent, who is leading the…… MORE
Trump Wants to Cancel More Funding During the Shutdown
President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown. But an Associated Press analysis shows courts have hampered his earlier efforts to challenge Congress’ power of the purse. As of early October, court orders were…… MORE