It's Thursday, folks. Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY, here. My heart is with the loved ones of those who tragically died in the plane crash in D.C. |
Trump blames Army chopper for plane crash, criticizes 'DEI' hiring at FAA |
President Donald Trump on Thursday held a moment of silence for the 64 passengers on the American Airlines flight and 3 service members aboard an Army helicopter who were killed in a fatal airline crash at Reagan National Airport. And then, he said the Army helicopter pilot in the fatal crash should have seen the plane and avoided it. Investigators have not drawn conclusions as to what caused the crash. Read more. |
The president also pointed fingers at the Obama and Biden administrations, criticizing his predecessors for what he argued was lowering the hiring standards for air-traffic controllers to consider diversity, equity and inclusion. Trump provided no evidence that the hiring practices or race, ethnicity, gender or ability were related or responsible for the disaster. Read more. | President Donald Trump takes questions after speaking about the deadly airline crash in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Thursday. Elizabeth Frantz, REUTERS |
Trump nominees face high-stakes day at confirmation hearings |
Now up to the plate, three of Donald Trump's most polarizing nominations. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead Health and Human Services, Tulsi Gabbard, the president's pick to be director of national intelligence, and Kash Patel, the nominee to head the FBI, faced fierce questioning during pivotal Senate confirmation hearings. It was Kennedy's second day of hearings. While some of Trump's Cabinet picks have sailed through confirmation – even picking up some bipartisan support – the fate of the three nominees remain unclear. Follow highlights from Thursday's briefing. |
Trump axed support for tribal and Hispanic-serving colleges. They're not happy. |
Under Joe Biden's presidency, he established a presidential advisory board on Hispanic-serving institutions, which are colleges where at least a quarter of undergraduate students are Hispanic. But Trump rescinded his predecessor's proclamation on the first day of his second term. Biden's proclamation created the advisor board and also staffed an Education Department office to steer more funding to HSIs. Read more. | | | | In the original image published by Getty Images in 2018, the man's shirt is blank, and the agents are wearing Homeland Security Investigations vests. | | | | "This is in our national interest and it needs to be solved," Rubio said. Greenland's prime minister has repeatedly said the island is not for sale. | | | | FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against law enforcement. | | | | RFK Jr. says antidepressants could cause school shootings and are 'harder to get off' of than heroin. Experts say he's 'way off base.' | | | | You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the size of Alaska. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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