Transportation Secretary Takes Control of Penn Station Overhaul From New York

Moving forward, Amtrak, backed by the Transportation Department, will lead the reconstruction project. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on April 17 that he would assume authority over the Pennsylvania “Penn” Station reconstruction project in New York City. In Thursday’s news release, Duffy said that through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), he would withdraw New York’s

FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say

The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities. The plans have not been finalized and might need congressional action to fully fund, said the officials, who

Trump calls deadly FSU shooting “terrible,” suggests no new gun laws

White House response to FSU shooting White House response to FSU shooting 02:54 President Trump said Thursday a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people was “terrible” and a “shame,” but suggested he’s unlikely to back any new gun control measures — saying he’s a “big advocate of the Second Amendment.” Asked by