Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s Wife Calls Every Time Her Flight Is Delayed—“This Job Has No Power” [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s wife kvetches at him every time her flight is delayed. The two went on Katie Miller’s podcast (her husband is White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, architect of the administration’s immigration crackdown, and she’s interviewed United CEO Scott Kirby). .@RCamposDuffy calls @SecDuffy every time she's stuck on a plane: "And it's never helpful. I'm like 'This job has no power,'" she jokes. https://t.co/dh03WPTF4T — David Shepardson (@davidshepardson) September 1, 2026 I told you exactly what to expect from JetBlue’s new domestic first class. They’re squeezing the back of the plane, and have given up on offering more legroom to passengers – they no longer pretend to be a small-d democratic airline or one with a better product throughout the cabin. They had an opportunity to really rethink domestic first class, since they were introducing it for the first time. They didn’t. They went with the same MiQ seats that are common on other airlines (as I wrote to expect many times), and aren’t adding ovens to the galleys so the meals are going to lag what United, Delta, Alaska and American offer. Sad. We’ve kept you waiting long enough. 👀​ Meet BlueFirst, our fresh take on first class on select non-Mint flights coming later this year.​ More room to stretch out. Premium bites and drinks at your seat. Bluetooth-enabled entertainment. And perks that start before you even… pic.twitter.com/PvbgbJ4Noc — JetBlue (@JetBlue) September 1, 2026 New York Times options are now available as American AAdvantage Loyalty Point Rewards. 15,000 Loyalty Points offers a 12-month subscription to Games, Cooking or The Athletic. (Some will actually prefer this to a luggage tag or 1,000 loyalty points) 175K/250K/400K/550K/750K Loyalty Points offer a 12-month All Access subscription. (Please don’t pick this over systemwide upgrades or miles.) Very Southwest, but not sure what to think of it, yay or nay? Topics on this page