Buttigieg gets hit from right, left in East Palestine crisis
Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg is facing his hardest test in the Biden administration yet with the response to the East Palestine train derailment. Buttigieg has already had a tough 2023 dealing with airline meltdowns and problems with the FAA. Now he's the political figure under the most intense criticism over the train derailment. Republicans have ripped Buttigieg for not being on the scene earlier. More generally, the episode has raised troubling questions about rail safety and the response by the government to dangers
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Fox News host Sean Hannity was "privately disgusted" with former President Trump's actions following his loss in the 2020 election, despite showing steadfast support on air, according to statements made by the network's owner revealed in a new court filing this week. The revelation came in the latest court filing made by Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing Fox News and billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch for defamation, seeking $1.6 billion in damages for what it calls the network's repeated airing of false information about voter fraud. According to the filing
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Read MoreMcCarthy woos one-time critic Tucker Carlson with Jan. 6 tapes
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) move to give Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to tens of thousands of hours of Capitol security footage from the Jan. 6 attack has the potential to warm his relationship with cable television’s most powerful conservative commentator. Over the last few years, Carlson has taken high-profile jabs at McCarthy, knocking the GOP leader as a “puppet” Democrat better suited for MSNBC than the Speakership. In granting Carlson exclusive access to the footage, McCarthy fulfilled an explicit request from Carlson during last month’s Speaker’s fight.
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