In late-breaking news, the Department of Transportation has approved an application submitted by a Mr. Kris Kringle (d/b/a “Santa Claus”) for special air transportation operating authority. That authority, limited to a single night, was announced in a hastily-assembled press conference by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.  According to Foxx, Kringle has outfitted his vehicle, an “airborne sleigh,” with an 8 RP engine and has on hand a ninth reindeer equipped with supplemental safety and navigation gear…