Friday, November 13, 2026

The day in brief

A nationwide FAA telecommunications outage triggered a ground stop on Friday the 13th, with officials saying there was no sign of a security threat.

— Senator Markwayne Mullin and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy briefed reporters outside the White House on the FAA ground stop, stating it stemmed from a telecommunications outage with no indication of a threat and no confirmed link to Microsoft.
— Trump thanked the U.S. Coast Guard, law enforcement, and first responders for their work following a collision involving two ships in Louisiana, noting no fatalities.
— Trump said he is working with a bipartisan group of senators, including Tim Scott, Adam Schiff, John Cornyn, Raphael Warnock, and others, on an unspecified legislative effort.
— Trump highlighted Eli Lilly's groundbreaking on a $3.5 billion manufacturing site in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley for obesity medicines, part of 10 new U.S. sites since 2020.

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Press Briefing: Markwayne Mullin Speaks to Reporters Outside the White House - November 13, 2026

Markwayne Mullin: What a day, right? Uh, just to make sure we understand, there is no indication, and we had no reason to believe that as of right now, that this was a threat to the United States. Um, this was a telecommunication outage, uh, througho…

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Press Briefing: Markwayne Mullin & Sean Duffy Brief Discuss the FAA Ground Stop - November 13, 2026

Markwayne Mullin: Well, good to see you guys again. Welcome to Friday the 13th, right? You know, I want to make sure everybody understands that there is no connection between this and Microsoft. I know a lot of people are making that jump. This is --…

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Interview: No Transcript - Peter Doocy Interviews Donald Trump for Fox News - November 13, 2026

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@realDonaldTrump· Nov 13

Lilly breaks ground in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley on a $3.5 billion site to make next-generation obesity medicines, the latest of 10 new U.S. sites since 2020:

Eli Lilly and Company — Lilly breaks ground in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley on …

@realDonaldTrump· Nov 13

I am working with Senator Tim Scott and, believe it or not, Senator Adam Schiff, and, additionally, Senators John Cornyn, Raphael Warnock, Steve Daines, Bernie Moreno, Tim Sheehy, Alex Padilla, Mark Warner, Thom Tillis, Chris Coons, Katie Britt, and Dick Durbin, together with Representatives Jason Smith, Nathaniel Moran, Brian Jack, Linda Sanchez, and many others, both Republican and Democrat, on …

@realDonaldTrump· Nov 13

Thank you to the United States Coast Guard for doing such an incredible job of rescue, and other work, having to do with the crash of the two ships in Louisiana. Likewise, all of Law Enforcement and First Responders were fantastic! Incredibly, nobody was killed by this major collision. 32 people are in the hospital. Thank you to Governor Jeff Landry for your outstanding leadership during this very…