Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false.
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer has backtracked on an earlier comment about running for president in 2028, saying she has “nothing to announce.”.
Democrat Chedrick Greene has won a special election in Michigan, securing the party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term.
The Democratic Party’s leading 2028 presidential prospects are warning African Americans that President Donald Trump is actively working to undermine their right to vote in 2026.
Democrats are drumming up enthusiasm for their long-shot candidate in Republican former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's old Georgia district while their party is building nationwide momentum.
Democrats are starting to treat Vice President JD Vance, not Donald Trump, as their number one focus among Republican leaders.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028.
Republicans in the Indiana Senate are facing threats as President Trump pushes for lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional map.
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
In an excerpt of former Vice President Kamala Harris's new book, she says she would have picked Pete Buttigieg as her running mate last year but America wasn’t ready for the pairing.
Iowa’s state party officials say it was a mistake that the party’s 2024 nominating calendar forced them to ditch the five-decade, first-in-the-nation caucus where community members publicly signal their support for a candidate.
The Trump administration has imposed new restrictions on flights from Mexico and threatened to end a longstanding partnership between Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico.
The voters in early presidential nominating states are used to seeing contenders months or even years before most of the country.
Possible changes to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts are being considered, though most of the amendments are expected to fail.
A new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted — or were forced to — strike out on their own.
Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.
The recent chronic delays and cancellations at New Jersey’s largest airport have highlighted the shortage of air traffic controllers and the aging equipment they use, which President Donald Trump's administration wants to replace.
Pete Buttigieg returned to Iowa with some messages about what’s changed since he ran in the state’s 2020 Democratic presidential caucuses.
Democrats will pick their next presidential nominee in 2028, but before that happens, the party will have to decide which state gets to go first on the nominating calendar.
Funds for two projects linked to addressing connectivity between downtown San Antonio and the greater East Side remain under federal review, according to nonprofit and city officials.
Michigan Republicans have elected a state lawmaker to lead the GOP into the 2026 midterms, State Sen. Jim Runestad whipped enough delegates Saturday after two rounds of voting to beat out the other two candidates, including Meshawn Maddock, a loyal ally to President Donald Trump who is charged with being a fake elector for Trump in the 2020 election.
Pete Buttigieg is quietly contemplating his future from a small city in northern Michigan while talking to Democratic Party officials, labor leaders and top strategists.
The memos effectively slashed most of former President Biden’s and then-USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s orders and respective policies regarding environmental justice, climate change and equity in the department.
Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow is preparing to announce a Democratic bid for an open U.S. Senate seat in the state.
President Donald Trump began his White House briefing with a moment of silence and a prayer for the victims of Wednesday’s crash at Reagan National Airport.
President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's deadly midair collision in Washington.
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he thinks it's time to turn over the reins so he won't be seeking a third term in 2026.
Senior officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s administration have participated in a transition exercise hosted by President Joe Biden's team on responding to potential terror attacks and avian flu, among other challenges.
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a civil lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines.
Transportation secretary nominee Sean Duffy promised to not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk’s electric car company if confirmed to head the department.
An increasing number of Democrats are questioning whether their party’s commitment to diverse candidates, especially women, may lead to more political struggles in the Trump era.
A national bike infrastructure design guide revision out this week could influence the development of facilities through San Antonio's Bike Network Plan update, according to Transportation Department officials.
Former President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical.
A U.S. Senate subcommittee has held a hearing to question the growing use of airline fees to charge passengers for things like early boarding and better seats.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he'll run for Michigan governor in 2026 as an independent because “there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both” the Democratic and Republican parties.
Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the most talked-about people this year.
The Biden administration is on its way out of power, but that's not ending the arguments between the administration and airlines that think they are being over-regulated.
The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians.
Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves.
After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual results.
The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going to smaller railroads.
The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.
Vice President Kamala Harris has brought her campaign to a place many Democrats have long considered enemy territory — Fox News Channel.
Anne Hathaway, Kelli O’Hara, Kristin Chenoweth and Audra McDonald and other stars of stage and screen are set for a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in New York City next week.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend a football game between the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota.
Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a union contract set to expire late Monday.
The Biden administration is looking into airline frequent-flyer programs and whether they devalue points that consumers have earned.
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party’s choreographed rollout of a new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters.
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance used a round of news show appearances to disparage the Democratic ticket and promote Donald Trump’s record and second-term plans.
Kamala Harris’ whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.
Prominent Republicans in Kentucky have ridiculed Gov. Andy Beshear's efforts to land the No. 2 spot on the Democratic presidential ticket.
Democrats have unified with remarkable speed behind Vice President Kamala Harris as she’s taken over the top of the party’s ticket.
Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewing a half-dozen potential running mates this weekend ahead of a formal announcement and a battleground tour with her new No. 2 next week.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents to sit with their young children.
On a “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, it was probably fitting that “The Dude” dropped in.
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines expects flight cancellations and delays that resulted from a global technology breakdown last week to be resolved by Thursday.
Comments Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced.
U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air travel.
Delta Air Lines is struggling for a fourth straight day to recover from the tech outage, even as other airlines are returning to nearly normal levels of service.
Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and resulted in several carriers grounding flights.
Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to scramble to save their vacations and other trips.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other officials paid a visit to the port of Long Beach to break ground on a $1.5 billion railyard expansion project that will more than triple the dock’s rail cargo capacity.
Federal transportation officials are providing $5 billion to replace or improve aging bridges in 16 states.
Authorities anticipate that commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore will soon return to normal levels after its main channel fully reopened earlier this week.
New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday by the Biden administration.
Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed for days around the area where a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95.
Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours.
Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five years.
BNSF will become the second major freight railroad to allow some of its employees to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without fear of discipline.
The Biden administration is enlisting officials in 15 states to help enforce consumer-protection laws covering air travel.
The biggest U.S. airlines and their unions are asking the Biden administration to stop approving more flights to the United States by Chinese airlines.