Politics
The head of the FAA, who led enforcement policy against Boeing after an in-flight incident, will step down to let Trump name his choice to lead the agency.
World & Nation
Federal agencies have been directed to compile a list of DEI offices and workers and develop a reduction-in-force plan against those federal workers.
President Trump fired the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard and eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny when it crashed, killing 38 people onboard.
The Russian official didn’t comment on statements blaming Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash on Russian air defenses responding to a Ukrainian attack.
Business
The rules ban credit agencies from including medical debts on consumers’ credit reports and prohibit lenders from considering medical information in assessing borrowers.
In its waning days, the first Trump administration put Cuba on terrorism list. Biden is removing it.
Climate & Environment
President Biden has announced a commitment to phasing out the purchasing and use of single-use plastics across the federal government.
Amid destructive wildfires and a home insurance crisis in California, the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering loans to those without sufficient coverage.
Joby Aviation publicly displayed its all-electric air taxi in Los Angeles this week with the hopes of launching service in the city by the 2028 Olympic Games.