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Leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement have come out against President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to nominate former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg for Secretary of Transportation, recalling his struggles with minority voters.

Southwest Airlines flew more than 17 million passengers on planes with unconfirmed maintenance records over a roughly two year period, according to draft government report reviewed by the Wall Street Journal.

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes took the stage on Tuesday at the Department of Transportation where he recalled meeting with President Donald Trump not long after the 2016 election about the scourge of human trafficking.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking public comment on a proposal issued Wednesday defining what can and cannot be labeled a service animal on an aircraft.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board, noting that their agreement with four automakers to have them adhere to stricter national emissions standards may violate the law.

Conservative leaders cheered Friday the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of the Obama-era gas mileage standard. Studies reveal that the new Trump rule could reduce the price of an automobile by $2,500.

The Department of Transportation announced last week that the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating religious discrimination claims after Chick-fil-A, known for its Christian values, was banned by airports in Buffalo and San Antonio.

The letter does not mention that the high-speed rail project was canceled last month because it would “cost too much … and take too long.”

The U.S. Department of Transportation is reportedly considering allowing cars with no steering wheels or brake pedals to operate on public roads. General Motors has asked the agency for an exemption from the requirement of having a human operator in its test vehicles as well.

Trump is bringing the rules of the private sector to California’s high-speed rail failure, and the state’s Democratic government may have no option but to pay up.

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it was canceling a federal grant to California worth nearly $1 billion after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the cancelation of the state’s high-speed rail project last week.

President Donald Trump donated his third-quarter salary of 2018 to a federal agency that researches alcoholism.

President Trump’s administration proposed a new rule on Thursday to rescind onerous Obama-era gas mileage requirements.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao spoke at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” event on Friday, telling the audience how those traditional values of faith and freedom inspired her family to move “across the world to America” when she was just eight years old.

JetBlue announced Tuesday that it would allow miniature horses as therapy animals in airplane cabins with a letter of approval from a veterinarian.

The “I Love New York” highway signs along the state’s highways have been deemed an unsafe distraction for drivers.

President Donald Trump donated his fourth-quarter 2017 paycheck to the Department of Transportation, demonstrating his commitment to public infrastructure.

President Trump’s started the 90-day clock that will give the FAA the right to set a national standard for pilot drone operations in all 50 states.

Former President Obama issued more than $890 billion worth of regulations during his presidency, according to a new study from American Action Forum (AAF).

Elaine Chao, Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Transportation, could collect up to $5 million in Wells Fargo preferred stock after assuming her new role in the Trump administration.

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee told reporters on Capitol Hill Monday that after eight years of battling President Barack Obama’s hostility to oversight, the committee is ready to partner with President-elect Donald J. Trump on

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released its Federal Automated Vehicles policy Monday, detailing its 15-point Safety Assessment and guidelines, which were created to help manufacturers meet safety requirements and prepare the public for driverless cars on the roads.

The United States and Cuba have signed an agreement restoring commercial airline service between the two countries, as part of the Obama administration’s effort to normalize relations with the island nation.

Kuwait Air has announced it will halt passenger service from New York’s JFK airport to Heathrow in London by January 18, due to a requirement by the United States Department of Transportation that it cease discrimination against Israeli travelers.

Many commercial drones, including those purchased over the holidays, must now be registered.