Pete Buttigieg

Buttigieg urges U.S. railroads to boost safety, not oppose reforms

By David Shepardson (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he would call on major railroads to improve safety after a Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, of…

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Buttigieg backs Taiwan participation in UN civil aviation body

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called to allow Taiwan to participate in a U.N. body overseeing civil aviation, drawing criticism from the Chinese government. "We believe that…

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants airlines to boost help for stranded, delayed passengers

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has urged the 10 largest U.S. airlines to do more to help stranded and delayed passengers, calling the level of disruption travelers have faced this summer…

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Biden administration touts $1 trillion infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The White House is ramping up efforts to tout the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the effort to refurbish roads, bridges and airports and reduce emissions.…

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg strives to avoid summer travel chaos

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urged airline executives to ensure summer flight schedules are followed after a recent spate of cancellations, a source told Reuters. Buttigieg called the virtual…

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U.S. infrastructure bill makes power broker of transportation chief Buttigieg

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress on Friday is the largest U.S. investment in roads, rail lines and other transportation networks in decades. It also gives some members…

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U.S. sets goal of net-zero aviation emissions by 2050

The United States is setting a goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. aviation sector by 2050, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced. The White House said in…

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Pete Buttigieg hits back at Fox News host’s criticism of his paternity leave

US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has been on paternity leave since mid-August with newborn twins, called right-wing attacks on his paternity leave “strange” and from “a side of the…

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg, husband post photo of children

WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg posted a picture of himself with his husband, Chasten, and their two babies on Saturday, after saying last month that…

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Pete Buttigieg announces he and husband will be parents

POLITICO - US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Tuesday that he and his husband are expectant parents. “For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family,”…

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Buttigieg says U.S. helping move fuel in wake of pipeline outage

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg said the Biden administration is working around the clock to help deal with gas shortages and restore operations of the Colonial Pipeline, including moving…

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to testify on Biden infrastructure push

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will testify March 25 before a key U.S. House panel on the Biden administration’s infrastructure push. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Peter DeFazio said…

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U.S. Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg to head Transportation Department

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Pete Buttigieg was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday on an 86-13 vote to head the U.S. Transportation Department, the first openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary…

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Pete Buttigieg wins Senate committee vote as Biden Transportation secretary

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor who challenged Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, won U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approval on Wednesday, 21-3, to…

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Pete Buttigieg wins bipartisan support from senators to head the U.S. Transportation Department

Pete Buttigieg, Democratic President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department, won bipartisan support from senators at a Thursday confirmation hearing, where he said it was possible new gas…

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Pete Buttigieg faces Senate panel hearing over Transportation nomination

President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department will tell a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday the United States must improve its infrastructure. "We also have a lot…

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The full list: Biden fills out his Cabinet and team, Pete Buttigieg appointed Secretary for Transport

Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has selected people for his Cabinet, his White House team and other top jobs in his administration ahead of being sworn into office on Jan. 20.…

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Joe Biden nominated Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary

Reuters / Chicago Tribune / CNN - President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, elevating the former South…

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Pete Buttigieg touted as US Ambassador to the United Nations – Reuters

Democratic President-elect Joe Biden has promised to build an administration that reflects the diversity of the country, and is expected to announce his choices for some key White House posts…

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Pete Buttigieg says US economy facing ‘a long, tough struggle’

Former US presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg expressed his 'extreme concern' as 30 million Americans were now unemployed. The US is also facing a growing rise of food insecurity, he warned…

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Pete Buttigieg recruited in Biden’s White House transition team

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Saturday added former Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg, along with senior officials who served under President Barack Obama, to an expanded White House transition team. …

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Pete Buttigieg endorses Joe Biden

Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Monday night officially endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race. The former mayor of South Bend, Ind., threw his support…

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Trump says Buttigieg’s exit a sign Democrats trying to stop Bernie Sanders

Moments after former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg told supporters he's ending his presidential campaign Sunday, President Trump said it reflected the growing pressure among more moderate Democrats to…

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Pete Buttigieg reacts to South Carolina’s vote results

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Would Pete Buttigieg be elected in Malta?

For people in Malta and especially in villages like Qala where the surname is most concentrated, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s surprise push through the Democratic primaries has nonetheless stirred a kind…

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Pete Buttigieg’s campaign questions Nevada’s Democratic caucus results

Pete Buttigieg's campaign is questioning the results of Nevada's Democratic caucus, alleging anomalies in data and errors in reporting. "Given how close the race is between second and third place,…

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Buttigieg once more shows off his Maltese during Las Vegas town hall meeting

Pete Buttigieg once more showed off his Maltese during a Las Vegas town hall meeting as part of the Democratic Presidential campaign. Buttigieg, who is of Maltese descent, expressed the…

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Diplomatique Expert Insight – Iowa to New Hampshire Sanders & Buttigieg steam ahead

This article appeared first on this week's Diplomatique.Expert, CorporateDispatch geopolitics insights journal. The Iowa Caucuses of 2020 will be memorable for a number of reasons. For one, the application which…

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Iowa officially gives Buttigieg the largest delegate count, readies for New Hampshire vote

The Iowa Democratic Party on Sunday allocated delegates based on the results of last week's Iowa caucuses, giving former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg the largest delegate count, followed…

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Pete Buttigieg remains firm favourite for New Hampshire vote

The New Hampshire Democratic primary is increasingly looking like a dual front-runner race as former Mayor Pete Buttigieg leaps ahead to join Senator Bernie Sanders at the front of the…

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Buttigieg moves ahead of Sanders in New Hampshire

Pete Buttigieg has moved slightly ahead of Senator Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire, besting the Vermont independent by 1 percentage point among likely Democratic presidential primary voters in a Boston…

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Pete Buttigieg takes lead in delegates’ race in Iowa – AP

Pete Buttigieg has pulled ahead of Bernie Sanders in delegates to the Democratic National Convention after the Associated Press updated its tally Friday. Buttigieg now has 13 delegates to Sanders’…

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Buttigieg confirmed winner in Iowa amid calls for review of vote totals

The chairman of the US Democratic National Committee (DNC) has called for a review of the vote totals in the contest to pick a presidential nominee in Iowa, after an…

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Buttigieg continues to lead over Sanders in updated Iowa vote totals

Pete Buttigieg clung to a slight lead over Bernie Sanders in a new batch of vote totals released by the Iowa Democratic Party . But two days after the state…

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Buttigieg ahead in Iowa Democratic Party Caucus

Pete Buttigieg led in Iowa's initial caucus results with 62% of precincts reporting, with U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in second and third place and former Vice President Joe Biden…

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Survey ahead of Iowa vote not published after alleged omission of Buttigieg’s name

The Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom survey was canceled Saturday night after a Pete Buttigieg supporter said the Mayor of South Bend's name was omitted during a poll call. Buttigieg's campaign raised…

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Pete Buttigieg leans into his faith ahead of Iowa vote

Pete Buttigieg hasn't been afraid to mention religion over the course of his 10-month-old presidential campaign. Nearly 80 percent of residents says religion is very or somewhat important to them,…

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Photo Story: Pete Buttigieg campaigns in Iowa

Former Mayor of South Bend Indiana Pete Buttigieg speaks to the media after campaigning to be the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee at the Ottawa Family YMCA in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA.…

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US Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg questions Trump’s decision to launch attack killing Suleimani

US Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg said he has “serious questions” over whether President Trump is prepared to deal with the consequences of his decision to launch the airstrike that reportedly killed…

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Pete Buttigieg raises $24.7 million in the last three months of 2019, mandate as South Bend mayor expires

Pete Buttigieg, who turns 38 on Jan. 19, raised $24.7 million in the last three months of 2019 and has raked in over $76 million since he launched his run…

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Warren and Buttigieg clash over funding

Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg have clashed over who is funding their presidential campaigns. Ahead of the debate, a CNN poll placed Mr Biden at the front of the pack…

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Father of US Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg posthumously awarded on Malta’s Republic Day

A number of individuals were honoured during the 2019 Republic Day celebrations. Prof. Joseph Buttigieg, father of US presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, was posthumously awarded the title of honorary member…

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Teachers should be paid “like doctors” and honoured “like soldiers” – Buttigieg

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to raise teacher pay, stressing that educators need to be paid “like doctors” and honored “like soldiers.” POLITICO reports that on Saturday Buttigieg pitched spending $700…

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Pete Buttigieg wins influential backers for Democratic nomination

As support for Pete Buttigieg surged in Iowa, the site of the first Democratic presidential primary in February, so too has his popularity among a different kind of constituency. Venture…

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Democrat front-runner Buttigieg escapes fifth debate unscathed

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is at number one with a bullet in polls this week, including the gold-standard poll of all-important Iowa, so everyone expected he…

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Pete Buttigieg makes waves in Democratic primaries

This article by Matthew Bugeja appeared first on the Corporate Dispatch Weekly Geopolitical journal 'Diplomatique.Expert' published on November 16th 2019. Let me start off by saying to all those who have…

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The Corporate Dispatch Week & Diplomatique.Expert Journal – 16th November 2019

The US Presidential Campaign elections' star of the week was Pete Buttigieg. His ascent the top of the Iowa polls were given a lot of importance. Given its role as the first state to…

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Pete Buttigieg joins top tier of candidates in new poll in Iowa

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined the leaders of the Democratic race for president in Iowa, up 14 percentage points since August, according to a new Monmouth University poll…

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Biden set to loose most from Bloomberg’s decision to contest US elections

Michael Bloomberg’s move to enter the Democratic presidential race could hurt the prospects of Joe Biden, as the former vice-president and early frontrunner struggles in the early voting states of Iowa…

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Pete Buttigieg surges in Iowa poll

A new Iowa survey of the 2020 Democratic presidential contest shows Pete Buttigieg surging in the first-in-the-nation caucus state, locked in a three-way race with frontrunners Joe Biden and…

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Buttigieg supports Trump’s impeachment

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg expressed support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and said he would not pardon Trump if confronted with that choice in the White House.…

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Pete Buttigieg insists in 2020, not only should Trump be removed, but also defeat Trumpism

In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, Maltese-American Democratic Presidential nominee Pete Buttigieg said that in next year’s election “it’s very important that we not only beat this president,…

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Pete Buttigieg speaks on the balance between politics and faith

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has garnered a lot of attention for using God-talk during his presidential campaign. From regular discussions of his own faith to a willingness…

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Pete Buttigieg holds a fundraiser in Hollywood

Democratic candidate for United States President, Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks to supporters during a grassroots fundraising event at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Hundreds of supporters showed up…

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Video: America is under attack from domestic white nationalist terror – Pete Buttigieg

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, addresses the El Paso Shooting as part of MSNBC’s continuing coverage with Joy Reid, saying, ‘Now America is under…

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Obama’s supporters fuelling Buttigieg’s campaign

Former Vice President Joe Biden drew dozens of Barack Obama's fundraisers to his presidential bid during the April-to-June fundraising quarter, but his rivals -- led by South Bend, Indiana, Mayor…

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Pete Buttigieg raised US$ 24.9m beating Biden and 23 other rivals

Pete Buttigieg, the South Bend mayor running for the Democratic presidential nomination, raised $24.9m in the second quarter, beating Joe Biden and 23 other rivals, and also generating more than…

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