Capitol Hill Transportation News
- Sen. Ted Cruz looks to force changes to military flights near airports, after deadly airline crash – The announcement came a day before the kickoff of a three-day federal fact-finding hearing into the January midair collision.
U.S. Department of Transportation News
Duffy says ‘of course I am concerned’ over aviation near misses – Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressed his concerns about near misses at airports following a deadly plane collision earlier this year
Other Federal Mobility News
- Key T akeaways From the D.C. Plane Crash Hearing – After hours of testimony and thousands of pages of new documents, here’s what emerged in the first day of a marathon National Transportation Safety Board hearing.
- A Megamerger Creates America’s First Coast-to-Coast Rail Operator– With Union PacificNorfolk Southern deal, a single company would control coast-to-coast rail shipments for first time in history
- Tesla hits a speed bump in its California ‘Robotaxi’ rollout – Tesla has been discussing a California expansion of its “ridesharing” service with state regulators
- Trump’s plan to boost U.S. automakers is squeezing them instead – Trump’s new trade deals with Japan and the European Union could entice foreign automakers to import even more cars to the U.S., rather than grow their American operations.
- N.Y.C. Subway and Bus Fares Are Likely to Increase to $3 in January 2026 – The proposed 10-cent increase is the first since 2023, and has been long in the works
