Several major U.S. airlines are suing the federal government in an attempt to thwart new regulations mandating them to disclose all fees, including for things like checked bags or cancellations. 

The group of carriers, including Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaiian, JetBlue, United and trade group Airlines For America, claim in the lawsuit that the Department of Transportation (DOT) overstepped its authority with the collection of new rules announced late last month. They called the rules "arbitrary, capricious" and "an abuse of discretion." 

Maryland is receiving an initial funding of $60 million from the federal government as the state works to clear the debris remaining from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

The state sent a letter of request on Wednesday for Emergency Relief funding for mobilization, operations and debris recovery.

"We are deeply grateful to President Biden, to Secretary Buttigieg, to our federal delegation and all of our federal partners," Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said. "I'm grateful for the way the administration has continued to lean in and support us."

The U.S. government authorized $60 million in relief to Maryland for a bridge that collapsed in Baltimore after being struck by a cargo ship.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is giving funding for emergency work after the Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by Dali, a 984-foot Singapore-flagged ship that lost power when attempting to leave the Baltimore Harbor. 

“These funds serve as a down payment toward initial costs, and additional Emergency Relief program funding will be made available as work continues,” DOT said in a statement. 

The Biden administration approved a request of $60 million Thursday from Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s office to help with the tragic collapse of a Baltimore bridge earlier this week.

Moore announced online his administration requested the initial emergency fund relief following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge early morning Tuesday. The structure could be seen crumbling into the Patapsco River after a container ship, chartered by a Danish shipping company, lost power before hitting the bridge.

President Joe Biden on Friday surveyed the federal cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio, more than a year after an explosive fire following the derailment of a train loaded with hazardous chemicals and saw up close the lingering hostility from victims still angry that he waited so long to visit them.

The White House has said Biden was waiting for the right moment to make the trip. He visited after being invited by the village’s mayor.

President Biden praised the East Palestine, Ohio, community during a visit to the town Friday, saying it was “absolutely amazing” what it rose to following the 2023 train derailment that caused a toxic chemical spill.

The president also condemned what he described as the “corporate negligence” that led to the derailment, which caused a train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway to spill toxic chemicals including vinyl chloride, a compound used in production of plastics.