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Truck Drivers Will Still Be Tested For Marijuana Regardless Of Cannabis Rescheduling, Says Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Friday, June 28, 2024 - 1:44pm | 707U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed that President Joe Biden's proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III will not change drug testing policies for commercial trucker drivers. Responding to that concern from lawmakers at a House Transportation and...
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Republican Congressman Gets Fact-Checked By US Transportation Secretary Over 'Incorrect' Statement On EV Industry's Growth
Friday, June 28, 2024 - 7:39am | 418U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday fact-checked Republican representative from Pennsylvania Scott Perry (R-Pa.) for his criticism of the Biden administration’s support for EVs, terming it as a “factually incorrect” statement. What Happened: At the House...
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Pete Buttigieg Left 'Speechless' After Airlines Sue Biden Administration Over New Fees Regulations
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 9:08pm | 649Major airlines have initiated a lawsuit against a new rule that mandates them to disclose additional fees upfront. This action has elicited a strong reaction from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. What Happened: The lawsuit was launched by Airlines for America, a trade association, and...
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Pete Buttigieg Compares People Not Ready For EV Adoption To Cell Phone Skeptics: 'I Feel Like It's The 2000s'
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 4:28pm | 608Each year, more U.S. consumers are buying electric vehicles (EVs) than the previous year. This fact was among the key points shared in a recent interview with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. What Happened: Recent headline news about job cuts at EV manufacturer Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:...
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Tesla Cybertruck User Driving With Apple's VR Headset Prompts Warning From Pete Buttigieg
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 - 1:51am | 677U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg issued a warning to Tesla Inc. drivers using Apple Inc.’s Vision Pro headset. He emphasized the need for drivers to remain attentive at all times, despite the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in place. What Happened: Buttigieg’s...
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Voices Displeasure Over Boeing's Quality Issues Amid Ongoing Grounding: Report
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 12:52am | 629In a recent development, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) CEO, Scott Kirby, has reportedly expressed his dissatisfaction with Boeing Co‘s (NYSE:BA) handling of ongoing quality issues, adding to the pressure on the aircraft manufacturer. What Happened: Kirby has been voicing his...
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Boeing Shares Drop Further After US Aviation Regulator Opens Investigation
Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 4:20pm | 591Shares in Boeing (NYSE:BA) fell again on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was investigating the aerospace company following a midair blow-out of a fuselage panel on one of its jets. What Happened: Boeing’s share price fell 1.7% on Thursday, extending its...
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Biden Administration Awards $110M In Grants To Reduce Vehicle-Wildlife Accidents
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - 4:45am | 425On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris administration announced the allocation of a grant of $110 million for projects aimed at minimizing vehicle collisions with wildlife. What Happened: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the U.S. Department of Transportation has unveiled plans to distribute $...
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Trump's Deportation Pledge, Marjorie Taylor Greene's Push To Cut Buttigieg's Salary And Elon Musk's Reaction To Jim Jordan's Government Censorship: This Week In Politics
Sunday, November 12, 2023 - 12:00pm | 665As the week unfolded, the political landscape was anything but quiet. From Donald Trump‘s ambitious deportation pledge to Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s successful bid to slash Pete Buttigieg‘s salary. Meanwhile, Elon Musk voiced concerns over censorship, Andy Beshear clinched re-...
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House GOP Passes Marjorie Taylor Greene-led Bill To Slash Pete Buttigieg's Salary To $1 Amid Looming Funding Deadline
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 11:10pm | 590House Republicans proposed reducing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg‘s salary to a mere $1 amid intense debates over spending bills with a looming government funding deadline. What Happened: House Republicans, led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), successfully passed an...
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Tesla Bear Rips Into 'Dishonest' Wall Street For Valuing 'Future Promise' FSD At 'Infinity' After Autopilot Fail Caught On Video
Monday, November 6, 2023 - 2:45am | 661Tesla, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) controversial self-driving software faced renewed scrutiny when a social media user posted a video of a Tesla vehicle operating in Autopilot mode, failing to respond as expected. What Happened: On the X platform, previously known as Twitter, a user shared...
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2024 Presidential Election Betting Odds: Trump Now The Favorite, DeSantis Drops, Haley Soars — This Former First Lady Climbs Higher
Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 7:08pm | 1442National polls point to a likely matchup of Donald Trump and Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election, which would mark a rematch of the 2020 presidential election. The most recent betting odds reinforce this idea, with Trump and Biden among the two biggest favorites and their closest...
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Ground Control To Congress, Commencing Countdown, Engines Off: How Government Shutdown Could Impact Air Travel
Friday, September 29, 2023 - 2:54pm | 786The travel industry has experienced a surge since coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, fostering optimism for airline stocks. But now a potential government shutdown could temper some of this optimism, with air travel and its patrons poised to experience the repercussions firsthand. What...
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2024 Election Betting Odds: Biden The Favorite, Ramaswamy And Kennedy Jr Surge Up List, DeSantis Dramatically Drops To Fifth
Thursday, August 3, 2023 - 6:37pm | 1350For many months, the most likely outcome of the 2024 presidential election based on polls and betting markets has been a rematch of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, who faced off against each other in the 2020 presidential election. The most recent betting odds are reinforcing this idea, revealing some...
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DeSantis Under Fire For Homophobic Campaign Video — And Misusing 'Peaky Blinders' Clips
Friday, July 7, 2023 - 1:06am | 670Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is intensifying his campaign spending ahead of the 2024 election, positioning himself as one of the frontrunners. However, a recent ad that humorously targeted former President Donald Trump has faced backlash and drawn the ire of a popular...