WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to confirm Elaine Chao to run the U.S. Transportation Department, the agency that overseas aviation, vehicle, train and pipeline safety. Chao served as U.S. labor secretary under former President George W. Bush, and deputy transportation secretary under President H.W. Bush. She also served as director of the Peace Corps. She will face key decisions on how to regulate the growing use of drones and automakers’ plans to offer self-driving cars. She will be a key player in the Trump administration’s plans to win approval for a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal over 10 years. The department has a $75 billion annual budget and around 60,000 employees and includes the Federal Aviation Administration, which handles air traffic control.
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Votes are in: polls closed in NC
The polls are closed in North Carolina, and results continue to roll in. As of 8:40 p.m., 733 of 2,704 precincts have reported. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, gubernatorial challenger Roy Cooper and incumbent U.S. […]
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Sending summer off in NC style
RALEIGH — With schools and state universities down to the last three weeks before classes resume, families are drumming up last-ditch lists to make the most of any waning summer free time. In the western […]
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UPDATE: Anonymous threatening email forces USDA to close Raleigh office and offices in four other states
RALEIGH The U.S. Department of Agriculture has closed six offices in five states, including one in Raleigh, after receiving anonymous threats, a USDA spokesman said on Tuesday. “Yesterday, USDA received several anonymous messages that […]