DC appeals court orders Judge Boasberg to halt Trump contempt probe over deportation flights

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to end his contempt inquiry into senior Trump administration officials after they deported more than 130 Venezuelan migrants — capping a protracted and bitterly disputed legal fight. Judges for the D.C. Circuit Court of … Read more

Appeals court blocks federal judge from conducting contempt probe of Trump deportation flights

In a 2-1 ruling, an appeals court panel has blocked a federal judge from conducting a contempt inquiry into the Trump administration’s removal of Venezuelan detainees from the U.S. to El Salvador, despite a court order to turn around the planes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Appeals court shuts down criminal contempt probe over deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants

Washington — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end to criminal contempt proceedings launched by a lower court judge who said the government defied his order to turn around deportation flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year. A divided panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Read more

Key US ally blocks airspace to military flights over Iran, escalating standoff with Trump

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A growing standoff between President Donald Trump and a key NATO ally escalated Monday after Spain blocked U.S. military aircraft involved in the Iran conflict from using its airspace, marking the latest rupture between Washington and Madrid over defense policy and the war in the Middle East. … Read more

Airlines allow passengers to rebook flights for free at some airports amid TSA chaos

Security screening lines are so long at some U.S. airports that major airlines are letting passengers cancel or rebook their tickets free of charge during the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.  Travelers face hours-long wait times at TSA checkpoints, while others struggle to determine how early they should show up before a flight, given seemingly … Read more

Thousands of flights canceled or delayed as weather and TSA staffing upend travel

Air travelers faced hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of delays on Tuesday in the wake of powerful storms that struck the Midwest and Eastern Seaboard. Many airports also continue to struggle with disruption from reduced staffing at often-jammed security checkpoints amid a partial government shutdown that has lasted more than a month. The partial shutdown … Read more

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

ATLANTA — Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month. The disruptions come at an already challenging time for air travel, in part because the shutdown that … Read more

Jet fuel prices are rising. That could make summer flights more expensive

Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches. Experts say it’s not a question of if airfares will go up, but when, for how long and by how much. The impact may be felt most … Read more