White House accuses ousted transportation official of drinking on the job

The White House provided an explanation for the sudden firing of a Republican member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Todd Inman, who was the NTSB's initial spokesman on the scene of a deadly January 2025 midair collision over Washington, D.C., was fired two years into a five-year term at President Donald Trump's direction but said he was not given a reason for the dismissal, but the White House provided CBS News with an explanation.

"White House is citing use of alcohol on the job...