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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a U.S. Senate panel harshly criticized rising airline fees for luggage and seat assignments, saying carriers are looking for new ways to extract more money from passengers. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, is convening a hearing…
A US senator who recently visited Ukraine has issued a call for retired F-16 pilots to join Kyiv’s air force, where they can fly the American-made aircraft in a “fight for freedom” against Russia.Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal met on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who told the…
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas missed publicly disclosing another jaunt on billionaire and conservative megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon alleged in a letter on Monday. According to the letter, Thomas and his wife, Virginia Thomas, took a round-trip flight on Crow’s private jet from…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the Senate Commerce Committee wants the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a thorough review into its oversight of Boeing (NYSE:) and other manufacturers, raising serious questions about the government’s scrutiny of the planemaker. “While the FAA has rightly focused on Boeing’s production…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Angela Alsobrooks, the county executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland, who won the Democratic nomination for the state’s open Senate seat. In the May primary, she defeated Rep. David Trone, who self-funded his campaign to the tune of over $60 million.…
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday expressed confidence that Novo Nordisk (NYSE:) can be convinced to cut the U.S. prices of its popular Ozempic and Wegovy drugs used for weight loss by publicly shaming the company over how much it charges compared with prices in other…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to block Chinese-made vehicles from the United States auto market, marking the strongest call yet for action against China’s automakers by a U.S. lawmaker. “I implore you to take bold, aggressive action…
