Maria Cantwell

• Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved - Republican Sen. Ted Cruz threatened Monday to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don't pass by then to tighten up the rules on military flights and help prevent deadly crashes like the co
• Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has not sold off his multimillion-dollar stake in the airline he led since 1999 despite a promise to do so as part of his ethics agreement, according to a Democratic senator. In a letter to B
• Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before the DC plane crash - Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army hel