Chris Marquette

Washington, D.C., United States

Transportation Reporter at POLITICO

Transportation Reporter for POLITICO @politico | Email: [email protected] | Photo by @pennstatetom

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Articles

Trump's tariffs cause chaos among automakers, suppliers

3 days ago | politico.com | Chris Marquette |Oriana Pawlyk

— The White House whipsawing on tariffs is throwing automakers into chaos — and some smaller parts suppliers could face financial ruin. — President Donald Trump signaled he would be open to making some tariff exemptions for the auto sector, but whether that comes to fruition remains to be seen. — Families of the Boeing crash victims want a deadline for when a potential settlement could be announced.
Industry seeks reprieve on auto parts tariffs

1 week ago | politico.com | Sam Ogozalek |Chris Marquette

Chris joined POLITICO after six years at CQ Roll Call, where he covered the Capitol Police, the Jan. 6 select committee and investigations into lawmaker misconduct. In 2023, he uncovered documents that showed the Capitol Police had known for months about lapses in protection at Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home before an intruder attacked her husband with a hammer.
E&E News: Stellantis to temporarily lay off US workers due to tariffs

3 weeks ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Sam Ogozalek |Chris Marquette

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E&E News: DOT opens a second round of deferred resignation program

3 weeks ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Chris Marquette |Oriana Pawlyk

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Duffy headed to the Hill

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Sam Ogozalek |Chris Marquette |Oriana Pawlyk

— Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will appear before Congress this week to talk about the next surface transportation bill. Expect sharp questions from Democrats. — And Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee. His visit comes more than a year after the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout. — The FAA launched a program for private plane owners to request that regulators withhold their personal information from being displayed online. We break it down.
FAA, Army to face DC crash questioning

1 month ago | politico.com | Sam Ogozalek |Chris Marquette

With help from Oriana Pawlyk— Congress will get a chance to grill the FAA and military this week over the January midair crash in Washington as questions linger over a key alerting technology and helicopters’ proximity to planes. — The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled its confirmation hearing for Marc Molinaro, the nominee for FTA administrator. — Johns Hopkins University is out with new research that examines which U.S. bridges are at high risk for a ship strike.
NTSB issues urgent bridge recommendations, following Baltimore collapse

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Chris Marquette

Share The NTSB on Thursday issued an urgent recommendation that bridges across 19 states be assessed for how vulnerable they are to a ship strike, saying that had Maryland performed one for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, it might still be standing.
E&E News: NTSB issues urgent bridge recommendations, following Baltimore collapse

1 month ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Chris Marquette

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‘Deeply concerned’: Crash victims' families ask DOT not to water down Tesla oversight

1 month ago | politico.com | Chris Marquette

The families of several people killed or seriously injured in crashes involving Teslas using self-driving technologies are asking Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy not to allow Elon Musk to influence crash probes or oversight rules. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, along with his son X Æ A-Xii, speak to reporters by a Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House, March 11, 2025, in Washington.
Trump’s lieutenants say fired workers didn’t focus on safety. These DOT employees say otherwise.

1 month ago | politico.com | Chris Marquette

A Transportation Department employee who studied how to prevent highway deaths lost their job. So did one who focused on preventing pipelines from leaking and exploding. And so did people at an agency that dives into how to keep impaired drivers off the roads.