Kate Kelly

Congrats to my amazing colleagues, @EricLiptonNYT @benprotess @kenvogel and @SharonLNYT to name just a few, and our editor @ForsythJenn on their Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Inspiring and well deserved.

Scoop: Kid Rock flew to Fort Belvoir this morning on his private jet and took a little joy ride on 2 Apache helicopters with War Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to multiple Army sources, and backed up by flight data. Apaches typically have 2 pilots, but they went up with one so the boys could each ride shotgun, I'm told. Apache helicopters are not stationed at Ft. Belvoir so unclear where they came from. A spokesperson at the base referred questions to the secretary's office.

Enjoyed talking about the #elpaso airspace shutdown with @TexasStandard texasstandard.org/stories/el-pas…

On the night of Feb. 10, an interagency conflict in #Washington closed an airspace 1,750 miles away. For #ElPaso, it was a terrifying experience. Our piece: nytimes.com/2026/04/20/bus…

With drones recently swarming the residence of @PeteHegseth and @SecRubio, DoD is considering deploying an anti-drone laser to #Washington: nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/…

If you were on the @united flight that was experiencing the bad odor last night at @LGAairport and trying to go back to a gate, please DM me. I’d like to hear what your experience was.

I am on my way to LaGuardia Airport now in response to last night’s horrific crash involving Air Canada Express 8646 and a fire truck that killed two pilots. @FAANews and @NTSB are working closely on this, and we will share updates as soon as possible. Please keep the victims, families and response teams in your prayers.

Judge orders Pentagon to give my colleagues their press pases back. nytimes.com/2026/03/20/bus… via @NYTimes Hat tip to our individual plaintiff @julianbarnes

Another night on the Texas border, another laser shooting down another drone, another air closure. Though this time, the U.S. shot down our own drone. nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/…

@FAANews @NTSB This all coincides, of course, with a raging debate going on this very hour on the Hill over the #ROTORAct, a priority for @flight5342 families, @SenTedCruz, @MariaCantwell, and other aviation safety advocates

Upshot: Learjet under control by Philly's Newark team came within 200 feet of a small plane near #teterboro. They were saved by a sophisticated TCAS system and a savvy crew. A #westvirginia CEO was on board. Eight people total. @FAANews, @NTSB investigating.

If you are an aviation person who felt unnerved by this youtube.com/watch?v=n93eF4…

This past week, senior administration officials told reporters the White House and Pentagon weren't warned that the FAA was about to severely limit flights over #elpaso. Emails reviewed by @nytimes tell a very different story. nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/…

Anti-drone laser strikes near civilian airspace. No detailed safety briefings from the Pentagon. Alarmed over safety risks, the FAA played its biggest card: shutting down El Paso's airspace and worsening its fractious relationship with the DoD. Our piece: nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/…

Not sure what the rationale is for the Venezuelan takeover? Read this @JavierBlas bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Posting my latest story on the materiel and training that led the @USArmy to cause concern in #WashingtonDC skies before the crash on Jan. 29: nytimes.com/2025/12/19/us/…

NEW: Last time, Trump didn't have much in the way of outside reinforcement. This time, there's a constellation of well-funded groups working with his team to push through his nominees & agenda. @PeteHegseth's nomination is their 1st test. w @katekelly. nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/…

Anybody travel in or out of Newark Liberty yesterday? If yes, please DM me - would like to hear about your experience. #EWR #LaborDay2024

In the wake of #Butler, the @SecretService has reassigned some of President #Biden's protective team to guard #Trump instead. SCOOP: nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/…