February 22, 2023 Pete Buttigieg oddly asks to take reporter's picture after dodging her questions about Ohio derailment Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg raised eyebrows on Tuesday when he refused to answer a reporter’s questions about the crisis in East Palestine, Ohio, before asking to snap a photo of her.
February 21, 2023 Marco Rubio slams Buttigieg after Transportation secretary accuses GOP lawmaker of calling for deregulation Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday took shots at each other on Twitter over the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
February 21, 2023 Piers Morgan torches Buttigieg for not visiting East Palestine: 'The longer you leave it, the worse it looks' Fox Nation host Piers Morgan reacted to Transporation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's failure to visit East Palestine, Ohio, nearly three weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed.
February 21, 2023 Ohio district that removed school resource officers saw more than 5,000 'major incidents' in fall 2022: report Columbus City Schools has logged thousands of fights and threats during the first three months of this school year after having allowed a contract providing SROs to expire.
February 21, 2023 EPA comes to Ohio derailment site, warns of federal cleanup takeover The Environmental Protection Agency took over cleanup from last week's chemical-carrying freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
February 21, 2023 Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announces criminal referral in East Palestine train derailment disaster Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said his administration had made a criminal referral of Norfolk Southern to the attorney general's office.
February 21, 2023 Buttigieg torched for saying South Bend crises prepared him for Ohio derailment: ‘Couldn’t even fix potholes' Twitter users ripped U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for claiming his time as mayor of South Bend, Indiana prepared him for the Ohio train derailment.
February 21, 2023 Supreme Court rejects appeal for man who was arrested for making fun of police on social media A man who made fun of the Parma, Ohio, police on social media was arrested. The Supreme Court rejected his appeal, which was backed by the Onion.
February 21, 2023 EPA chief, Ohio governor drink tap water near train derailment site after heavy criticism EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine drank tap water on Tuesday during a visit to a home near the site of the East Palestine train derailment.
February 21, 2023 Buttigieg points finger at rail industry after Ohio train derailment; GOP officials cite Biden admin policies Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg called on the freight train industry to take action after a derailment in Ohio, but Republicans wonder what role Washington policies play.