On Wednesday evening (July 9), President Donald Trump named Sean Duffy interim chief of the space agency. Duffy takes over from Janet Petro, who had served as acting NASA administrator since Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20.

Sean Duffy is appointed as Interim NASA Chief by President Donald Trump. Discover who Sean Duffy is. Check his early life, education, his contributions as a Transportation Secretary, political career,

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy: “Expanding the Marine Highway Program will strengthen the Great Lakes economy and other regional communities.”

Sean Duffy's announcement followed President Donald Trump expanding ICE raids. Trump named New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago to be the focus areas.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to cut funding from “rogue state actors” that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts after President Trump announced a ...