It’s nearly midnight & the ⁦Columbia Journalism⁩ newsroom is buzzing.

The Bee Guy throwing out ceremonial first pitch

Sen. Tillis, host of the ‘bipawtisan’ dog parade, not a fan of Kristi Noem’s decision to shoot her dog.

“She's obviously not an experienced dog trainer because I've seen ill behaved dogs are usually a reflection of their owner.”

He added: “I don't see it as a net win for

! Sen. John Cornyn says cannabis banking (SAFER) can't go on FAA bill: 'not if you want to pass it.'

A bit more on one of the last must-pass bills before the election ... politico.com/live-updates/2…

Sen. Senator John Cornyn predicts it will be a “bumpy process” getting the bicameral FAA deal to the House on time …

… but added he does want one of those DCA slots for San Antonio.

Ahead of planned U.S. Department of Transportation dashboard on military members flight benefits Airlines for America goes out with its own website with links to carrier pages reuters.com/business/aeros…

.Jennifer Homendy: “While this new standard will not go into effect until 2029, we encourage manufacturers not to wait; they should meet these life-saving requirements now” reuters.com/business/autos…

I'm with you, Elizabeth Warren! We need to ensure that passengers get the refunds they are owed automatically and in cash.
 
Consumers must always come before corporate profits.

The latest deal in Congress could mean that travelers are still bearing the burden of airlines’ mishaps.

Instead of automatically getting their money back, they would be forced to manually request refunds, wasting time and energy.

This would be a gift to the airlines, who know many travelers won’t have the time or resources to navigate the bureaucratic process they designed.

Congress should protect travelers’ rights, not pad airline executives’ pockets.

As Congress debates adding air traffic at DCA on the busiest runway in America, Congressman Ben Cline highlights safety concerns and The FAA ✈️ analysis showing it would result in increased delays.

Secretary Pete Buttigieg: 'We would be concerned about the pressure that that could put on the system'

Former The FAA ✈️ administrator on DCA slots

.Secretary Pete Buttigieg says on refund language in FAA bill: 'our rule stands. We think that it would but certainly want to make sure there's good harmony between legislative text and the work we've been doing' reuters.com/business/aeros…

Can’t wait to tell my wife I lost the house playing Mortal Kombat.

Manchin: 'I will be pushing for a vote on an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act to remove this provision that prioritizes a few members of Congress over the 25 million Americans and visitors who pass through DCA every year'

Biden signs new memo to boost security of US critical infrastructure reut.rs/49Y0xJW

Source also says they are grateful for not being…ahem…“thrown under the bus”…

The truth emerges! 😀

.Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he was on a WMATA bus yesterday to get his kids to daycare when the family minivan was unavailable

.Secretary Pete Buttigieg says traffic deaths remain significantly higher in US than peer countries reuters.com/world/us/us-tr…