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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: A United plane taxis in front of the air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport on October 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The Secretary of Transportation stated yesterday that air traffic controllers could stop receiving a paycheck next week while the federal government shutdown continues. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Government shutdown causes LAX ground stop due to controller shortage

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a ground stop for flights heading to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) due to a shortage of air traffic controllers caused by the government shutdown.

(Background) California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on at Belvedere Middle School in Los Angeles on October 8, 2025. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 23: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy during a press conference on air traffic controller pay and the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The shutdown enters its fourth week, becoming the second longest government shutdown in history. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

Transportation Secy. Duffy slams Calif. for issuing CDL to illegal alien before fatal crash: ‘Newsom didn’t follow guidance, now 3 people are dead’

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized California and specifically its Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom, for permitting the state to issue Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) to illegal aliens, following another deadly crash involving a non-citizen driver from India that claimed three lives on Tuesday.

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) speaks as her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz looks on during a stop on their campaign bus tour in Rochester, Pennsylvania, on August 18, 2024. Harris embarked on a bus tour of the potentially election-deciding state of Pennsylvania on Sunday, as she keeps up the momentum before her star turn at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Harris reveals Pete Buttigieg was her ‘First choice’ for VP, but decided ‘It was too big of a risk’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris revealed in her upcoming book that her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, wasn’t her ideal choice to serve alongside her on the 2024 Democrat presidential ticket.

370225 03: Tractor-trailer rigs are parked at the Petro truck stop May 29, 2000in El Paso, TX. Many of the rigs now have modern wireless communications as well as cable television, refrigerators, double bunk beds, and microwave ovens. In the last few years trucks have become more like a home/office on the road. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers)

DOT Secy. Duffy: U.S. states that fail to enforce English Proficiency test for commercial drivers will lose federal funding

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that U.S. states that do not comply with English Language Proficiency (ELP) test requirements for commercial drivers will face federal funding cuts. The announcement follows an August 12th incident, when an illegal alien from India caused a crash that killed 3 Americans.

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth - via Kennedy Jr.'s X account

MAHA: RFK Jr. challenges Hegseth to pushup and pullup showdown, promoting a fit and active lifestyle

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenged Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a spirited fitness showdown — with the Trump administration officials taking part in a pushup and pullup competition amid Kennedy’s push to promote a healthy, active lifestyle.

FAA confirms ‘another radio outage’ at Newark Int’l Airport, Secy. of Transportation slams previous Biden admin for neglecting air traffic control

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed another radio outage at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, following multiple previous system outages.