‘This is not good’: Lawmaker calls for emergency briefing as nationwide outages mount

A nationwide communications and internet outage has disrupted Federal Aviation Administration operations, leading to grounded flights across the United States. The National Weather Service also reported significant technical issues affecting its data dissemination. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has called for an emergency briefing to investigate the cause of these widespread disruptions. While officials have not confirmed a cyberattack, the incident has raised urgent concerns regarding the stability of the nation's critical infrastructure and current staffing levels.