President Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the aviation sector and to assess aviation safety, as well as an executive order to appoint a new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Trump’s new executive actions come in the wake of a deadly midair collision near...
Leaders of major U.S. tech companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) are brushing off a popular new intelligence model from Chinese startup DeepSeek, despite fears it could upend the industry. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have all appeared largely unconcerned about the new AI model...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged the public not to “speculate” about the cause of the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in a Thursday press briefing. The agency said it is still reviewing information on factors that might have caused the crash. “Our investigators are continuing to pull all that...
Donald Trump has successfully blurred the lines between Republicans and Democrats by stealing their playbooks on issues such as tariffs, the debt limit, tax policy and domestic policy, and Democrats must turn the tables on him to regain their issue advantages and win presidential elections.
President Trump on Thursday appeared to blame diversity initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for weakening safety following a deadly midair collision near Reagan National Airport. Trump spoke to the press from the White House briefing room about the incident, which he called “a tragedy of terrible proportions.” But his solemn tone quickly gave...
President Trump on Thursday announced he would appoint an acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator in the wake of the midair crash between a passenger plane and Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. “I’m also immediately appointing an acting commissioner to the FAA, Christopher Rocheleau. A 22-year veteran of the agency, highly respected. Christopher, thank you...
President Trump has the lowest approval rating among all elected presidents since 1953, with 47 percent support, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
Congress must hold the president accountable for these personnel decisions and take steps to maintain inspectors generals' abilities to monitor the government’s honesty and efficiency.
No survivors have been found or expected, authorties said Thursday at an early-morning press conference, after a late-night midair crash between a passenger plane and Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. Authorities have moved to recovery efforts in the crash, which President Trump and his newly-minted Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy both said they believed was preventable....
President Trump weighed in on the Wednesday evening crash between an American Airlines plane and military helicopter in Washington, claiming it “should have been prevented.” “The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport," he wrote on Truth Social. "The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended...
Officials said there were no survivors after a regional jet and military helicopter collided Wednesday evening over the Potomac River. Washington Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said Thursday morning at a press conference that operations were beginning to switch from a rescue mission to a recovery mission. About 60 people were believed to be...
Even putting aside the security and moral reasons for supporting a free Kyiv, which are immense, backing Ukraine is a financially sound decision for the United States.
