Air traffic controller ‘clocked off early’ on night of Washington DC plane crash – as it happened
Victims are being named after an American Airlines flight crashed with a Black Hawk by Reagan National Airport, leaving no ...
Trump sparks outcry with implication that DEI policies are at fault in D.C. midair collision
At his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump implied Thursday ...
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JD Vance & Other Republicans Walk Back DEI Plane Crash Claims
Vice President J.D. Vance and Rep. Sam Graves walked back the suggestion that DEI had anything to do with the air collision.
Fact check: Trump’s FAA used the same language about hiring people with disabilities he’s now blasting
During his Thursday press conference about the deadly Wednesday collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter ...
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Trump’s Comments on Crash Bring Attention to His Order Ending FAA DEI Policies
Trump has never provided proof that a single DEI hire “failed to meet established standards,” one expert said.
Trump appoints new FAA administrator after vacancy during deadly plane crash. Here's what to know.
President Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency.
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Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation’s deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA ...
Donald Trump Says DEI Is To Blame For D.C. Air Collision Despite Acknowledging That “We Do Not Know What Led To This Crash”
After mourning the loss of victims in an air collision in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump pivoted quickly to placing ...
Trump Blames "Diversity Policies" Under Obama, Biden After Chopper-Plane Crash
Trump's remarks have ignited a heated debate about the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the Federal ...
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
During the campaign, Musk demanded the resignation of FAA administrator Michael Whitaker, who clashed with Musk over ...
What we know after American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Washington, D.C.
Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel were killed, and a recovery ...
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Trump criticized DEI and the FAA's diversity policies after a deadly plane crash. Here's what we know.
Obama, Biden and the Democrats put policy first," Mr. Trump said. "The FAA's website states they include hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy ...