White House Declares ‘National Emergency’ over Hours-Long Ground Stop that Halted 15k Flights: ‘Nothing Is Certain Right Now’
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White House declares ‘national emergency’ over hours-long ground stop that halted 15k flights: ‘Nothing is certain right now’
According to a report from the Daily Mail, U.S. aviation regulators imposed an extremely rare nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon, freezing departures at every American airport after a sweeping communications failure hit the air traffic control network. The move, ordered by the Air Traffic Control System Command Center at 3:54 p.m. ET “due to extraordinary […]
Disastrous White House press conference raises more questions than answers about nationwide ground stop
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin called it a national emergency, then offered more praise for Trump than clarity for travelers.
White House Officials Hold Press Conference on FAA Nationwide Ground Stop - Politics, Policy, Political Views
White House officials will hold a press conference on the FAA’s nationwide ground stop on Friday evening. The FAA ordered all US airports to ground stop. No flights may depart, and flights already in the air will be allowed to land. Earlier... The post WATCH: White House Officials Hold Press Conference on FAA Nationwide Ground Stop first appeared on Politics, Policy, Political Views.
On October 21, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump held a roundtable meeting with cabinet members in the East Room of the White House. The photo shows Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. (Madalina Kilroy/Epoch Times White House Correspondent)
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