Under US Law, Southwest Passengers Seeking Compensation Could Be Stranded All Over Again
A traveler searches for a suitcase in a baggage holding area for Southwest Airlines at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022. More than 15,000 flights have been canceled by airlines since winter weather began impacting air travel on December 22.Michael Ciaglo/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow…
Pete Buttigieg to Airlines: “You’ve Got to Support Passengers”
Travelers arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on July 3, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. Hundreds of flights were canceled across the US ahead of July Fourth weekend.John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Department of Transportation says that airlines must…
Complaining About Air Travel Is a No-Brainer for Democrats
Tony Williams/CQ Roll Call via ZUMA Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.On Wednesday Pennsylvania’s Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman proposed an intriguing new policy idea: What if airlines weren’t so terrible? With non-weather-induced cancellations throwing a big wrench into the summer-vacation…
Mayor Pete Went on Fox News and Eviscerated Donald Trump. It Was Great.
Martha Asencio Rhine/Tampa Bay Times/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been taking Fox News down a notch—through his appearances on Fox News. The onetime Democratic presidential candidate has been a frequent guest on Fox News…
Mayor Pete Just Joined Joe Biden’s Transition Team
As Joe Biden looks on, Pete Buttigieg says anyone who would “weaponize a son against his own father” is a dishonorable person.ABC News For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Pete Buttegieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former Democratic presidential contender, is…
Pete Buttigieg Made History. Now He’s Dropping Out.
Michael Brochstein/Zuma After a meteoric rise from little-known midwestern mayor to winner of the Iowa caucuses, Pete Buttigieg is planning to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday, according to the New York Times. The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor made history as the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential…