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Delta said that claims spreading online alleging the captain and first officer had failed training events were false, and both crew members are Federal Aviation Administration certified for their positions.
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One day after President Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator and two days after he falsely claimed Ukraine started the war with Russia, Zelenskyy met Thursday with Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg. Barbara Starr, senior fellow with the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss.
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The Trump administration cut about 400 probationary FAA workers last weekend. Charles Spitzer-Stadtlander, former FAA national defense program worker, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss his firing and explain why he thinks it is a concern for national security.
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The president has endorsed the House GOP’s one-bill approach while Senate Republicans want to separate his priorities into two bills.
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According to a CBS News analysis, President Trump has signed 73 executive orders so far, targeting everything from the border to the environment and federal spending. Many online users have pointed out that his orders mirror proposals in Project 2025, a conservative blueprint he said he had “nothing to do with” during the campaign. CBS News Confirmed executive producer Melissa Mahtani breaks it down.
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A group of five labor unions had argued that President Trump’s effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce were illegal.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell announces he will not seek reelection; Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested at city council meeting in California.
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The Senate is set to vote Thursday on Kash Patel’s nomination as FBI director as Democrats warn he could use the agency to target President Trump’s perceived political enemies. CBS News Homeland Security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
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The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.
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The Vatican has given an encouraging update on Pope Francis’ condition, saying there was a slight improvement in his blood testing as the pontiff’s hospital stay for pneumonia continues. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane reports.
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