Boeing door plug hearings put embattled planemaker under NTSB scrutiny
A briefing was held in Renton, Washington, on Tuesday in which details were provided about the supplier’s “deficiencies.” Two days of hearings by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are set to begin on Tuesday, focusing on the January door plug explosion on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX. Elizabeth Lund, Boeing’s senior vice president […]
Boeing names new CEO as company continues to face scrutiny, revenue loss
Boeing Co. has named aerospace industry veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg as its next president and CEO as the company seeks to recover from intense scrutiny following a series of high-profile accidents. Ortberg will take over as CEO of the aerospace company on Aug. 8, following Dave Calhoun’s decision to step down as CEO. Announced Wednesday. […]
Harris’ shift from tough-on-crime prosecutor to social justice advocate faces scrutiny amid legal probe
Vice President Kamala Harris’ checkered prosecution record during her tenure as California’s attorney general is resurfacing as her bid for the White House heats up. From detaining parents whose children were chronically absent from school to supporting a bail fund that freed violent Black Lives Matter rioters from prison in 2020, VP Harris’s approach to […]
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Resigns Amid Scrutiny Of Trump Assassination Attempt
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position on Tuesday after her evasive testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, the Associated Press reports. Cheatle resigned in the aftermath of the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, where 20-year old Thomas Matthew Crooks took aim at the Republican nominee […]
VP Harris could face more scrutiny from GOP if she assumes presidency: expert
Republican lawmakers are increasingly calling for Biden’s immediate resignation, saying he doesn’t think his sudden decision to suspend his presidential campaign has gone far enough — a move experts say is unlikely and part of a political strategy to hold Harris accountable for contributing to Biden’s alleged declining mental capacity. “They have reasons to want […]
Fighting for her job: Secret Service director’s record faces growing scrutiny
The fallout over last Saturday’s failed assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump is rightly continuing. Trump, the 2024 presidential front-runner, was nearly killed. And whether a police officer or a Secret Service agent was assigned the task, someone should have been guarding the building from upon which Thomas Matthew Crooks launched his attack. Indeed, […]
Secret Service Under Scrutiny After Trump Assassination Attempt
The Secret Service is currently under scrutiny following a nearly successful assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for 2024 presidential election. The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, positioned himself on a rooftop where he had a direct line of sight to Trump and fired a bullet that penetrated […]
Hawaii governor defends Biden amid scrutiny: He still understands ‘complex policies’
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) on Friday defended President Biden amid intense scrutiny over his age and mental state, insisting that Biden was “very astute” during a news conference at the NATO Washington summit on Thursday. “He’s very sharp,” Greene said, reacting to footage of Biden speaking at a news conference. “As an 81-year-old gentleman, […]
Trump VP finalist JD Vance under scrutiny for past abortion comments
Past comments about abortion by Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio resurfaced online this week as he is a possible candidate to join former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential running mate. Vance, a one-time critic of Trump who has since become a staunch supporter of the 45th president, came under fire from Democrats during the […]
Microsoft, Apple nix OpenAI board seats as antitrust scrutiny mounts
Microsoft and Apple have reportedly abandoned plans to join OpenAI’s board of directors as observers, a move that comes as both tech giants face increased antitrust scrutiny in the US and Europe. Microsoft, which has invested $13 billion in CEO Sam Altman’s ChatGPT maker, notified OpenAI in a letter late Tuesday that it was giving […]