NEW YORK — The world’s largest aircraft fleet was grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or canceled thousands of flights across the U.S. on Wednesday. The White House initially said that there was no evidence of a cyberattack behind the outage that ruined...
Buttigieg Urges Big Funds for Transportation in Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, appeared on a smooth path to quick confirmation, pledging to senators on Thursday to help carry out the administration’s ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure. Speaking at his confirmation hearing with his husband sitting nearby, Buttigieg pointed to...
Biden Introduces Ex-Rival Buttigieg as Transportation Pick
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden introduced Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, calling the 38-year-old ex-mayor “a new voice, with new ideas determined to move past old politics." Buttigieg, a former city leader of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first...
Sources: Biden to Pick Buttigieg as Transportation Chief
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation, according to three people familiar with the plans. The decision leaves the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, poised to become the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a...
Piercy Loses 2 Endorsements Over Homophobic Instagram Posts
ORLANDO, Fla. — Four-time PGA Tour winner Scott Piercy lost two endorsement deals Thursday for sharing a homophobic meme poking fun at Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and referencing far-right conspiracy theory QAnon. Piercy this week shared a meme on Instagram on the news Buttigieg has suspended his campaign that...
How Winning Turned Biden Into a Confident Candidate
LOS ANGELES — Joe Biden strode confidently to the podium, shutters clicking, a bank of cameras beaming to a national audience. “Those of you who have been knocked down, those of you who have been knocked out, this is your campaign,” Biden said Wednesday. “We welcome all of those who...
Biden Nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg Backing on Super Tuesday Eve
SELMA, Ala. — Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before voting began across a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday states. Klobuchar formally suspended her campaign...
Buttigieg Ends Historic Presidential Campaign, Urges Unity
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday. The decision by the first openly gay candidate to seriously contend for the presidency — and among the youngest ever — came...
Biden Claims Momentum as Sanders Marches Past Debate Fray
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Eyeing a South Carolina victory to rescue his presidential ambitions, Joe Biden claimed one of the state's most coveted endorsements on Wednesday as Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders marched past the blistering assault from his rivals on the debate stage the night before. And Pete Buttigieg, a leading...
Democrats Unload on Bernie Sanders in Likely Debate Preview
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Democratic rivals to Bernie Sanders are preparing to try to knock him off his front-runner perch in a debate Tuesday night before a critical South Carolina primary that could dramatically reshape the race. With mounting fear among the Democratic establishment that the self-described democratic socialist is on the verge...