FAA Mandates Airlines to Affirm Merit Hiring for Pilots

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Airplanes at the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colo., on Sept. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a new mandatory rule that requires all commercial airlines in the country to formally commit to merit-based hiring for pilots, according to a Feb. 13 statement from the Department of Transportation

What services will be affected by the DHS government shutdown?

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Washington — The Department of Homeland Security officially shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its operations before a stopgap measure lapsed.  Democrats had made a number of demands to restrain the government’s immigration crackdown in exchange for their support of the funding measure but could

DHS shutdown begins as funding expires without a deal in Congress

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Washington — A partial government shutdown centered on the Department of Homeland Security began Saturday amid a stalemate over the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement policies.  It’s the second time in as many weeks that funding has lapsed for part of the government as Democrats and the White House remain at odds on restraints for

DHS funding lapses as Democrats demand ICE reforms

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Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ran out at midnight, marking the third — but smallest — government shutdown of President Trump’s second term as Democrats demand reforms to immigration enforcement practices. The shutdown is likely to last longer than the four-day partial shutdown that ended last week, as the White House, Republicans…