Duffy and Mullin to Brief on Nationwide FAA Ground Stop

Sean Duffy, who leads transportation, and Markwayne Mullin, who heads homeland security, are set to address the media at the White House on the evening of November 13. Their briefing concerns a nationwide ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration earlier that day.

The appearance is an update on the FAA action. The officials’ roles place the transportation and homeland security departments at the briefing, but no further details about the ground stop are provided.

The FAA issued the stop earlier on November 13, and Duffy and Mullin are scheduled to discuss it with reporters that evening. The briefing is taking place at the White House. The available details do not specify what prompted the action, how long it lasted or what its effects were.