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What lawmakers are saying about East Coast drone sightings
Several lawmakers are calling for updated policies to help federal agencies investigate and respond to recent drone sightings. The proposals from leaders in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania ...CBS News - 4h -
Lawmakers call for action over East Coast drone sightings
President-elect Donald Trump says "the government knows what is happening" when it comes to the drone sightings on the East Coast. The Defense Department stated Monday it does not have any evidence ...CBS News - 5h -
Lawmakers react to mysterious drone sightings
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security say there is "no evidence of a current threat to public safety" or of foreign influence regarding the mysterious drones that have been spotted in at ...CBS News - 14h -
New questions arise about drone sightings in East Coast skies
CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd reports on the recent surge in drone activity in New Jersey and beyond. A former DHS assistant secretary who oversaw counter-drone policy, ...CBS News - 15h -
Growing calls for action as drone sightings increase
There are growing calls for action as drone sightings increase in the skies over New York and New Jersey. Today Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged federal officials to use special drone ...NBC News - 1d -
Drone sightings prompt urgent call for feds to help solve mystery
Top New York political leaders are urging the federal government to deploy high-tech drone hunters to crack the mystery of who is behind numerous sightings.ABC News - 1d -
Thousands of East Coast drone sightings spark mystery
Thousands of drone sightings along the East Coast have ignited a mystery. Security agencies are challenged with answering why clusters of drones have been reported over at least seven states. Ali ...CBS News - 2d -
Concern grows over mysterious drone sightings along US east coast
Federal authorities move to quell disquiet over aerial phenomenaFinancial Times - 2d -
Concerns grow over drone sightings in New Jersey and Maryland
Concerns are growing about the unidentified and mysterious drones that are being reported in New Jersey, Maryland and along the Northeast. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.NBC News - 2d -
Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings
It’s unclear if that buzzing sound coming out of New Jersey is drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned ...ABC News - 2d -
New Jersey lawmaker calls for Biden to take action on drone sightings
New Jersey assemblyman Mike Inganamort (R) urged the Biden administration to take action against the mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and other parts of the country. "This needs engagement ...The Hill - 3d -
Growing number of drone sightings along East Coast causes confusion, alarm
Since November, more than 3,000 drone sightings across at least six eastern states has prompted a chorus of officials to demand answers. Tom Hanson has the latest.CBS News - 3d -
Blumenthal pushes for government clarity on drone sightings
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is demanding answers related to the drones spotted in the skies of New Jersey and around the country. "I don't know what's going on. Neither do the agencies who ...The Hill - 3d -
Wave of new mystery drone sightings in several states as officials call for answers
A wave of new drone sightings was reported in a number of states, including almost 80 in New Jersey alone, as local, state and federal lawmakers demanded answers on where the flying objects might ...NBC News - 3d -
Johnson briefed on drone sightings; Pelosi injured in Luxembourg
Lawmakers in New Jersey and beyond grew worried Friday about the now-regular spotting of drones over the state, with officials calling for answers and more transparency from federal agencies. It's ...The Hill - 3d -
Hochul Launches Investigation Into Drone Sightings in New York
The governor made the announcement on Friday as sightings spread across New York and New Jersey. State and federal authorities said the flying objects posed no threat to the public.The New York Times - 3d -
Evening Report — Washington presses for answers on drone sightings
💵 Plus: Corporate execs cozy up to Trump {beacon} Evening Report Friday, Dec. 13 @xGabbyNu/TMX via AP East Coast on edge over drone sightings LAWMAKERS ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS about the cluster of ...The Hill - 3d -
Drone sightings: What we know amid more observations in Northeast, calls for answers
Reports of drone sightings in New Jersey and New York have sparked increasing intrigue and, on Friday, more calls for transparency about what is known. The drones were first spotted last month, ...The Hill - 3d -
Drone sightings spread beyond New Jersey as officials express outrage over federal response
The hundreds of mysterious New Jersey drone sightings are sparking mounting demands for a more forceful federal response, calls that come as even more sightings are being reported in New York, ...NBC News - 3d -
Drone expert on mysterious sightings as officials call for answers
New York City lawmakers are calling on the NYPD and the federal government to solve the growing drone mystery spreading across the northeast after several recent sightings across multiple states. ...CBS News - 3d -
New Jersey lawmaker rips Kirby over drone remarks: 'That guy is an idiot’
New Jersey Assemblymember Brian Bergen (R) responded to White House national security spokesperson John Kirby’s remarks about the increase in unidentified drones flying over the state, calling him ...The Hill - 3d -
What to know about mysterious drones spotted over NYC, Pennsylvania after New Jersey sightings
There are new sightings of the mysterious drones that have been hovering over New Jersey. They've now been spotted over New York City near LaGuardia Airport and in Pennsylvania. Federal officials ...CBS News - 3d -
Mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey spread to Maryland
Mysterious drones have been spotted buzzing over neighborhoods, businesses, and military bases across the U.S., with sightings now expanding from New Jersey to Maryland. Now, a group of lawmakers ...NBC News - 3d -
Sheriff calls for state of emergency over New Jersey drone sightings
Shaun Golden, the sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey, says that more government assistance is needed to identify the drones.The Hill - 3d -
Avanti West Coast strike at Christmas called off
Train managers will vote on a revised offer from the company in a dispute over working arrangements.BBC News - 3d -
Drone operators worry that anxiety over mystery sightings will lead to new restrictions
The popularity of drones has exploded in recent years, as small unmanned aircraft have become cheap enough for many hobbyists to buyABC News - 4d -
Are Those Drones Over New Jersey? Despite Sightings, U.S. Is Skeptical.
Drones have been reported in at least 10 counties of the state. But a White House spokesman suggested many of them were actually manned aircraft.The New York Times - 4d -
Lawmakers demand answers about mystery drone sightings over several states
Members of Congress demanded answers about the mysterious drones that have been flying each night over New Jersey and other states. Amid growing speculation about the drones, multiple senators say ...NBC News - 4d -
Live updates: Drone sightings raise lawmakers' eyebrows; Shutdown deadline looms
Lawmakers are sprinting to pass legislation that will keep the government’s lights on ahead of the Dec. 20 shutdown deadline as President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks continue to make their case to ...The Hill - 4d -
Lawmakers troubled by Northeast drone sightings as calls for investigation mount
The Northeast, especially New Jersey, has been rattled by reports of drone sightings in recent weeks, and multiple lawmakers in Congress want more information. In a letter posted to social platform ...The Hill - 4d -
Pentagon investigates dozens of drone sightings in New Jersey
The Pentagon assures the public there's no evidence linking New Jersey's drone sightings to a foreign threat, but the origin of the drones remains unclear.CBS News - 4d -
Pentagon addresses drones over New Jersey, says there's no Iranian ship off U.S. coast
Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh said Wednesday that there's no evidence the drones spotted over New Jersey are coming from a foreign entity and flatly denied that there's an Iranian ...CBS News - 4d -
Lawmakers meet over New Jersey drone sightings amid concerns
Federal investigators were pressed on Capitol Hill Wednesday about nearly a month of nightly drone sightings over New Jersey, causing growing concern among residents, military personnel and local ...NBC News - 4d -
Heavy wind and rain hit the East Coast
A powerful storm system is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the East Coast. CBS News national weather correspondent Rob Marciano reports.CBS News - 5d -
Mounting frustration over mysterious New Jersey drone sightings
A New Jersey state senator is calling for a limited state of emergency after several residents and officials reported seeing mysterious drones flying over the region in recent weeks. CBS News ...CBS News - 5d -
Iranian 'mothership' isn't behind drone sightings over New Jersey, Pentagon says
Federal officials Wednesday rejected claims the mysterious drones spotted in New Jersey are coming from an Iranian "mothership."NBC News - 5d -
Officials calling for more action, information on mysterious drones over New Jersey
The White House says the mysterious drones that have been spotted over New Jersey and parts of New York City are not foreign, but federal agents are investigating and state officials are calling ...CBS News - 5d -
NJ state senator calls for 'limited state of emergency' over drone sightings
A New Jersey state senator is calling for "a limited state of emergency” over recent drone sightings in the state. “The State of New Jersey should issue a limited state of emergency banning all ...The Hill - 5d -
New Jersey drone sightings now prompt calls for state of emergency
A New Jersey state senator is calling for a limited state of emergency over the mysterious drones that have been seen flying over New York and Jersey.ABC News - 6d -
East Coast to See More Freezing Temperatures as Lake-Effect Snow Eases
Snow has been piling up for days around the Great Lakes as temperatures remain bitterly cold in the eastern United States. Another storm system brings the threat of more.The New York Times - Dec. 3