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Responding to a “flood of air travel service complaints” during the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed rule changes Wednesday to make it easier for airline passengers to collect refunds for canceled or delayed flights.

WASHINGTON — Appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year unveiled in the Senate last week contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion, with Sen. Richard C. Shelby once again the uncontested champion of what senators have rebranded “congressionally directed spending.”

Senate appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year contain more than 3,100 earmarks totaling almost $7.8 billion.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took a personal tone in his criticism of Republicans opposed to codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage Sunday, saying marriages like his deserve to be safeguarded.

"I don't know why this would be hard for a senator or a congressman," the Transportation secretary said.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was grilled by a member of Congress over the high prices of electric vehicles. Here’s what Buttigieg had to say and the companies he referenced.

‘This exchange with Pete and GOP’s Scott Perry shows why many Dems continue to think he’s one of the best communicators in the party’ said one supporter

It would signal that the transportation future involves decentralization and rapid change rather than Washington-style command-and-control.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday the family connections of his husband, Chasten, helped inspire their decision to officially become Michiganians.

DETROIT — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten are officially Michiganians — a move that may help bolster the former South Bend, Indiana mayor's future political prospects.

Standing atop an observation deck at Los Angeles International Airport, the nation’s top transportation official announced Thursday a near $100-million award to upgrade terminals and improve roadways in California’s airports as part of a $1-billion program for 85 airports across the country.