Duffy has quickly emerged as the public face of the federal government’s response to the deadly plane crash at Washington’s Reagan National Airport.

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.

Mr. Duffy, a former congressman who had appeared on track to sail through with little opposition, overcame a last-minute swell of Democratic anger over the White House’s sweeping funding freeze.

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

Sean Duffy’s first big test as secretary of the Department of Transportation came 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,

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy promised to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure and systems after Vice President JD Vance swore in Duffy on Wednesday afternoon.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: 'We will get to the bottom of this investigation as quickly as possible' The former figure skater issued a message to anyone who 'remembers me.' The new Trump administration’s effort to both get a grip on and dismantle the federal workforce has also been a dystopian farce.

Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, was facing his first major crisis just hours after being sworn in for the job

The U.S. Senate confirmed Sean Duffy on Tuesday as secretary of Transportation, clearing the way for another of President Donald Trump's Cabinet officials to start working on plans to improve traffic safety,