Duffy also said he would cut DEI programs at the agency and create federal rules for self-driving cars instead of leaving that to a patchwork of state regulations, a key priority of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is running Trump’s government efficiency effort.

Newly sworn-in Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy only had a few hours to celebrate his promotion before tragedy struck. Duffy was all smiles Wednesday when Vice President JD Vance delivered the oath of office to lead the Department of Transportation following a bipartisan vote on Tuesday in the Senate,

WASHINGTON – Central Wisconsin's Sean Duffy is facing his first big test as secretary of the Department of Transportation just one day after he was sworn into office. A commercial jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with an Army helicopter carrying three servicemembers Wednesday night near Washington,

President Donald Trump 's new Secretary of Transportation has an interesting Massachusetts connection. Sean Duffy, who was sworn in on Wednesday as part of the 47th president's cabinet, is a former Wisconsin congressman, an ex-Fox Business television host and, surprisingly enough, a reality TV show star.

Sean Duffy was sworn in as Transportation Secretary on Tuesday and is now grappling with the fallout of the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in 23 years. Duffy was most recently the co-host of “The Bottom Line” on Fox Business,

Duffy was sworn into the Cabinet position just hours before an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River

Boston and the Fox Business channel, is having a rough first 24 hours as secretary of transportation. Hours after the deadly collision of an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter in Washington, D.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy immediately moved to roll back fuel efficiency standards moments after being sworn in Tuesday. Duffy released a memo ordering the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to review a Biden era rule that requires cars to be 2 percent more fuel efficient each year.

Sean Duffy has been confirmed as transportation secretary, giving him a key role in President Donald Trump's administration.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had been sworn in just hours before the deadly midair collision of a plane and helicopter near Washington, D.C.

Authorities believe there were no survivors after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter on Wednesday.

Duffy does not have a background in transportation, similar to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg when he arrived four years ago.