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Report of lack of ATCs at DCA comes amid lawsuit FAA trying to fill jobs based on race​


Report of lack of ATCs at DCA comes amid lawsuit FAA trying to fill jobs based on race

A general view of the control tower at Reagan National Airport, Friday, January 31, 2025. Flights have resumed since the tragic crash on Wednesday night were an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. (Leigh Green for Fox News Digital)

A New York Times report saying the air control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been understaffed for years came amid a lawsuit claiming the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) discriminated against air traffic controller applicants based on their race.
The Times report said the tower at the airport was nearly a third below targeted staff levels, with 19 fully certified controllers as of September 2023, citing the most recent Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan, an annual report to Congress that contains target and actual staffing levels.
The targets set by the F.A.A. and the controllers union call for 30.
The lawsuit represents nearly 1,000 individuals who went to school to become air traffic controllers . They passed the normal test to obtain the position right before the Obama administration said the class was too white and threw out the tests with the applicants, the suit alleges.
Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who serves as co-counsel for Mountain States Legal Foundation, based in Colorado, is leading efforts for a lawsuit.
"When you travel and have a delay, it’s because there aren’t enough of these people," Laxalt told the Wall Street Journal last year. "When you see these near incidents in air traffic control, it’s because there aren’t enough people. There are only 14,000 air traffic controllers. A thousand were scrapped a decade ago, and the bottom line is they’ve never made up losing all of this pipeline."
Fox News Digital Greg Wehner contributed to this update.
 
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Trump could be on verge of legal victory against CBS as settlement speculation heats up

Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News alleging election interference over its handling of the "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
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President Donald Trump may be on the verge of another legal victory.

In October, Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News alleging election interference over its handling of the "60 Minutes" interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing the network of aiding his Democratic rival through deceptive editing.

Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that CBS parent company Paramount Global was considering settling the suit ahead of a planned merger that ultimately must pass muster with the new Trump administration.

The New York Times reported on Thursday night that "settlement discussions between representatives of Paramount and Mr. Trump are now underway," citing "three people with knowledge of the talks."

"President Donald J. Trump is committed to holding those who traffic in deception and fake news accountable. CBS and its parent company Paramount deceived the American People by unlawfully tampering with their interview of Kamala Harris, and then hiding the transcript from the public in an attempt to save the failing, and now failed, Harris campaign, all in desperate commercial pursuit of increased profit and viewership," Paltzik told Fox News Digital.

"Real accountability for CBS and Paramount will ensure that the President is compensated for the harm done to him, and will deter the Fake News from further distorting the facts to advance a partisan agenda," Paltzik continued. "President Trump looks forward to seeing this case through to a just conclusion."
 

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• Looming tariffs: President Donald Trump will move forward with aggressive new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday, the White House said, affirming the president would stick to his February 1 deadline for the new duties, which could have widespread effect on the economy.
• DC plane collision: The investigation into the deadly midair collision continues as the president faces criticism for his response to the tragedy. The White House said Friday Trump still believes air travel is safe, despite him continuing to blame Democrats and diversity initiatives in the federal government for the collision, without evidence.
• Agency firings: More than a dozen prosecutors who worked on January 6 cases had their employment terminated on Friday, according to communications obtained by CNN. Dozens of FBI agents who worked on January 6 and Trump-related investigations are also being evaluated for possible removal as soon as the end of the day, according to sources. Meanwhile, more than 1,100 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency received emails this week warning they could be terminated.
• Immigration and Latin America relations: A Trump administration official met with Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro on Friday. It comes as Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to Central America as the president pushes his immigration agenda.

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What we're covering​

• Looming tariffs: President Donald Trump will move forward with aggressive new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday, the White House said, affirming the president would stick to his February 1 deadline for the new duties, which could have widespread effect on the economy.
• DC plane collision: The investigation into the deadly midair collision continues as the president faces criticism for his response to the tragedy. The White House said Friday Trump still believes air travel is safe, despite him continuing to blame Democrats and diversity initiatives in the federal government for the collision, without evidence.
• Agency firings: More than a dozen prosecutors who worked on January 6 cases had their employment terminated on Friday, according to communications obtained by CNN. Dozens of FBI agents who worked on January 6 and Trump-related investigations are also being evaluated for possible removal as soon as the end of the day, according to sources. Meanwhile, more than 1,100 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency received emails this week warning they could be terminated.
• Immigration and Latin America relations: A Trump administration official met with Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro on Friday. It comes as Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to Central America as the president pushes his immigration agenda.

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