An American Airlines plane (not pictured) was seen engulfed in black smoke after an engine fire in Denver.
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American Airlines Flight 1006 was seen engulfed in smoke at Denver International Airport.
The airline said the plane "experienced an engine-related issue" after landing and taxiing.
All 172 customers and six crew members were evacuated, the airline said.
An American Airlines plane caught fire at Denver International Airport on Thursday.
The airline said in a statement to Fox affiliate KDVR that Flight 1006 "experienced an engine-related issue" after landing and taxiing to the gate.
"The 172 customers and six crew members deplaned and are being relocated to the terminal," the statement said.
American Airlines, Denver International Airport, and the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
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President Trump opened the door Thursday for Senate Republicans to find cost savings in Medicaid as they hunt for ways to pay for his border, defense and tax priorities, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Trump has been emphatic that Medicaid benefits won't be "touched," but he endorsed looking for "waste, fraud and abuse" and even imposing new work requirements.
On Thursday, Trump and some top White House officials met with Republican senators on the Finance Committee, which includes Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and GOP Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.).
Zoom in: Trump indicated to senators he is open to cutting "waste, fraud and abuse" from any mandatory spending β including Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security, multiple senators in the meeting told Axios.
Social Security can't be dealt with in reconciliation.
Trump expressed openness to work requirements for Medicaid and discussing ways to reduce the rate of growth of some health care programs which could be counted as potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in savings.
He was also clear he wants Congress to deal with raising the debt ceiling in the reconciliation package and supports making his 2017 tax cuts permanent by using a "current policy" maneuver to make the cost $0.
"It became clear that [Trump] wanted to be bold," one senator told Axios, requesting anonymity to speak candidly.
What they're saying: "The President wants to make sure that we do eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and, you know, there are a number of scams going on right now with Medicaid," Barrasso told Axios.
"There is money laundering being done with regard to Medicaid, and the American taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for that," Barrasso said.
What to watch: The group also discussed an idea of codifying DOGE cuts with a big rescission package, which could be passed with a simple majority in the Senate β rather than needing Democrats to break the filibuster.
Johns Hopkins University said Thursday it's axing more than 2,200 jobs in the U.S. and overseas due to the Trump administration ending over $800 million in USAID funding.
Johns Hopkins said the cuts have forced it to "wind down critical work" in Baltimore and internationally.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this week the Trump administration was canceling 83% of USAID programs.
Driving the news: "We can confirm that the elimination of foreign aid funding has led to the loss of 1,975 positions in 44 countries internationally and 247 in the United States in the affected programs," the university said in an emailed statement Thursday evening.
"An additional 29 international and 78 domestic employees will be furloughed with a reduced schedule."
The university said it's proud of the work at places impacted by the cuts.
Cuts affected Jhpiego, a recognized expert in maternal health; the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the oldest and largest such school in the U.S.; and the School of Medicine.
It works "to care for mothers and infants, fight disease, provide clean drinking water, and advance countless other critical, life-saving efforts around the world," the university added in the statement.
What's next: U.S. based workers are being given at least 60 days of advance notice before the reductions or furloughs take effect, per Johns Hopkins.
The university said it is providing "support with additional benefits, assistance, and resources to help employees navigate this transition and explore new opportunities."
"For international employees, we will be complying with local employment laws."
A federal judge on Thursday ordered six government agencies to offer fired probationary federal workers their jobs back.
Why it matters: At least 30,000 probationary workers have been fired in DOGE's sweeping remaking of the government. A few federal agencies have called their people back, but most are still not working.
Zoom out: The order is effective immediately, ruled Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee who presides in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Alsup said the Office of Personnel Management's order and the firing process was basically a "sham," noting that some probationary workers had been told that they were fired based on their performance.
"It is sad, a sad day," said Alsup. "Our government would fire some good employee, and say it was based on performance. When they know good and well, that's a lie."
Zoom in: The agencies ordered to re-hire workers include the Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Department of Treasury, and Veterans Affairs.
Notably the Treasury Department includes the IRS. The tax agency has been hit hard by job cuts in recent weeks.
The big picture: The order comes just as agencies are set to undertake even more firings, or "reduction in force" in federal jargon.
These reduction memos from each agency are due Thursday and are expected to detail as many as 250,000 job cuts.
Alsup's decision comes on top of a ruling last week from the Merit Systems Protections Board, a federal agency that reviews worker complaints, ordering the reinstatement of 6,000 workers at the USDA.
Where it stands: In his ruling, Alsup made clear that it is within an agency's right to conduct a reduction in force, as long as it complies with the law.
"This case is really an attempt to do a reduction in force, but to force it through the OPM," Alsup said.
OPM argued that it did not order these firings β but the judge read from agency letters that made clear that the firings had been ordered by OPM.
He also pointed to the firing of an employee of the U.S. Forest Service, who had just months earlier received a positive performance review but was told in her termination letter that she was being fired due to poor performance.
The firing process, he said, "was a sham in order to try to avoid statutory requirements."
What they're saying: The White House "will immediately fight back against this absurd and unconstitutional order," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Thursday.
"A single judge is attempting to unconstitutionally seize the power of hiring and firing from the Executive Branch," she said. "If a federal district court judge would like executive powers, they can try and run for President themselves. "
Catch up quick: The lawsuit was filed by unions representing federal workers, as well as several advocacy groups, including the Coalition to Protect American's National Parks.
The plaintiffs argued that the Office of Personnel Management didn't have that authority to order these firings, and in an initial ruling last month Alsup agreed.
Earlier this week, lawyers for the White House retracted testimony from the acting chair of the Office of Personnel Management, Charles Ezell, rather than comply with Alsup's request that he testify or be deposed.
Alsup was not pleased about that βΒ nor with the government's attempt to use press releases to argue that the firings were something agencies did on their own.
"I want you to know that I've been practicing or serving in this court for over 50 years, and I know how that we get at the truth," Alsup said. "And you're not helping me get at the truth. You're giving me press releases. Sham documents."
Of note: As the hearing came to a close, Alsup apologized for getting worked up.
"I want to make it clear that I don't think counsel for the government has done anything dishonorable. I've given him a hard time," he said. "He's doing the best he can with the case he's got. Thank you for your service in the Justice Department."
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to remove an erroneously attributed statement.
President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, along with his son X Γ A-Xii, speaks to reporters by a Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House.
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The Trump administration says imposing tariffs on trade partners is a way to shrink the US trade deficit.
Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has been a key Trump backer, but a trade war would raise costs for its cars.
In a letter, the company urged the US government to ensure the trade war doesn't "inadvertently harm US companies."
Tesla has warned the Trump administration that it could bear the cost of the president's attempts to impose so-called retaliatory tariffs on US trade partners.
In an unsigned letter uploaded to a regulatory docket on March 11, the automaker said a trade war could increase costs to manufacture its vehicles and lead other countries to slap tariffs on Tesla vehicles made in Austin or electronic equipment it makes in states such as California and Nevada.
"Past US special tariff actions have thus increased costs to Tesla for vehicles manufactured in the United States, and increased costs for those same vehicles when exported from the United States, resulting in less competitive international marketplace for US manufacturers," the company wrote.
Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, has been named a "special government employee" who has been closely associated with Donald Trump's drive to shrink and automate the federal government. The letter underscores how his political interests and his business interests could diverge.
Tesla's share price has fallen by nearly half since its December peak. Musk said earlier in the week he was having a tough time running his businesses due to his involvement with the White House DOGE office.
"Tesla supports a robust and thorough process to gather information to ensure appropriate actions are taken to address unfair trade practices and which, in the process, do not inadvertently harm US companies," said the letter, which was previously reported by the Financial Times.
The fact that the letter wasn't signed may be unusual, but isn't unprecedented for Tesla, which has previously submitted comments to the IRS without a signature at the bottom. Letters it has submitted to other agencies have included signatures.
Tesla, Musk, and the White House did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
The letter was uploaded to a public comment portal for the US Trade Representative on March 11 by an in-house lawyer at Tesla. It is embedded below.
The letter was sent on the same day Trump invited Musk and a lineup of Teslas to the south lawn of the White House for a publicity event. Trump said he'd be buying a Tesla to show his support for Musk and his company after acts of dealership vandalism.
The on-and-off threats of tariffs on Canada and Mexico could deal huge blows to America's largest automakers.
Barclays analysts wrote in a March 5 note that a 25% levy on goods from Canada and Mexico could wipe out profits for Ford, GM, and Stellantis, assuming no price increase or adjustment in production plans.
"If you look at the tariffs, let's be real honest, long term, a 25% tariff across the Mexico and Canadian border would blow a hole in the US industry that we have never seen," Ford CEO Jim Farley said in February.
Tesla also would feel the effects, considering 20-25% of the components for its 2025 model-year vehicles come from Mexico, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filing.
"There's a lot of uncertainty around tariffs," Tesla's Chief Financial Officer Vaibhav Taneja said in an earnings call on January 29. "Over the years, we've tried to localize our supply chain in every market, but we are still reliant on parts from across the world for all our businesses. Therefore, the imposition of tariffs, which is very likely, and any will have an impact on our business and profitability."
