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How the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight

The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.
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Gabbard was hoping for the Pete Hegseth hearing treatment. She didn’t get it.

Gabbard’s attack strategy at her confirmation hearing Thursday didn’t garner the high praise from Republicans some other Trump nominees have gotten.
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Jeffries hammers Trump DEI comments after plane crash: ‘Shameful’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday denounced President Trump for saying federal efforts to promote diversity are to blame for this week’s deadly crash between a military ...
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President Trump points blame at DEI programs in response to plane crash

In the aftermath of the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C., President Trump spoke Thursday from the White House press briefing room and suggested, without evidence, that DEI programs were to ...
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What to know about Trump's comments about DEI after plane crash

Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump's first term, including a program that aimed to recruit and train qualified individuals with disabilities, including ...
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Why is Trump blaming the D.C. plane crash on Democrats and DEI?

President Trump, without evidence, suggested that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could be responsible for the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports ...
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Fact-Checking Trump’s D.C. Plane Crash News Conference and Remarks on D.E.I.

There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
The New York Times - 2d
Trump blames Democrats, DEI for deadly plane crash without evidence

President Trump said the midair collision over the Potomac River was a dark night in our nation's history during a press conference Thursday before shifting blame without evidence to Democrats as ...
CBS News - 2d
Evening Report — Trump blames Democrats, DEI for plane crash

GOP lawmakers were caught off guard by the president's remarks Thursday about the deadly collision ... {beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press Trump ...
The Hill - 2d
CBC blasts Trump's DEI comments after Potomac plane crash

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) on Thursday sharply criticized President Trump for casting blame for the fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on diversity, equity and ...
The Hill - 2d
Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash

President Donald Trump, without offering evidence, said the collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter "could have been" due to DEI.
CNBC - 2d
What Trump said about the D.C. plane crash

President Trump slammed the Obama and Biden administrations as he spoke about the passenger jet collision involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter. CBS News' Nancy Cordes has more on Mr. Trump's ...
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Buttigieg responds to Trump's insults on D.C. plane crash

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is responding to President Trump's insults as he spoke out about the deadly collision above the Potomac River. Lynda Tran, a former adviser to ...
CBS News - 2d
Trump rails against DEI while discussing D.C. plane crash

President Trump delivered remarks at the White House press room on the fatal Washington, D.C., plane crash. Mr. Trump appeared to link DEI efforts in hiring practices to the collision involving a ...
CBS News - 2d
Trump speaks about D.C. plane crash, points blame at DEI

President Trump delivered remarks Thursday morning in the aftermath of the first major commercial plane crash in the U.S. in more than a decade.
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Senators grill Trump's picks as nation grapples with D.C. plane crash tragedy

President Trump's picks for FBI director Kash Patel was on Capitol Hill for his Senate confirmation hearing as Washington, D.C., deals with the deadly midair crash involving a passenger jet and ...
CBS News - 2d
The Guardian view on the Washington DC plane crash: Trump’s warped priorities | Editorial

The president is more concerned with attacking the federal government than with putting safety first. Few stretches of airspace on the planet are as busy or as carefully monitored as the skies ...
The Guardian - 2d
5 takeaways from Trump’s briefing on National Airport plane crash

President Trump on Thursday addressed the deadly midair collision just outside Washington, D.C., as rescue crews searched for victims in the Potomac River and investigators worked to determine the ...
The Hill - 2d
Transportation Secretary Duffy responds to plane crash in first days on job

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had been sworn in just hours before the deadly midair collision of a plane and helicopter near Washington, D.C.
CBS News - 2d
Hegseth, Trump on D.C. plane crash

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump are speaking out about the plane crash involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. Some questions are emerging about the ...
CBS News - 2d
Latest news on D.C plane crash as Trump blames DEI policies

President Trump is suggesting DEI policies in air traffic control hiring practices may be to blame for the deadly plane crash over the Potomac River involving an Army Black Hawk helicopter near ...
CBS News - 2d
Trump blames DEI for weakening FAA in aftermath of Reagan National plane crash

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 ...
The Hill - 2d
Trump rails against DEI after deadly D.C. plane crash

Following the deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter, President Donald Trump put the blame on Federal Aviation Administration's diversity, equity and ...
NBC News - 2d
'We are in mourning': Trump delivers statement on deadly D.C. plane crash

President Trump delivered a statement on the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C., calling it a "dark and excruciating night in our nation's capital." The president said the federal government ...
NBC News - 2d
Confirmation hearings for Trump Cabinet picks continue after D.C. plane crash

Despite Wednesday's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C., the Senate is moving forward with Thursday's confirmation hearings for more of President Trump's Cabinet nominees. CBS News congressional ...
CBS News - 2d
Trump reacts to D.C. midair plane crash

President Trump posted on social media that Wednesday's midair plane crash above Washington, D.C., "looks like it should have been prevented." CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
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Republicans are in their honeymoon phase. But big clashes over Trump's agenda are unresolved.

The focus at the House GOP's three-day retreat was on party unity rather than diving into the weeds on big funding cuts and legislative procedure.
NBC News - 4d
Trump administration faces pushback on key agenda item and Cabinet nominees

In the first week of President Trump's second administration, a federal judge temporarily blocked the president's executive order to end birthright citizenship. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, two ...
CBS News - Jan. 24
Breaking down day 3 of Senate confirmation hearings for Trump's Cabinet nominees

More of President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his incoming administration are having their Senate confirmation hearings Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has a look ...
CBS News - Jan. 16
Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi questioned on loyalty to Trump

While Democratic senators expressed concerns over attorney general nominee Pam Bondi's loyalty to President-elect Donald Trump at her confirmation hearing Wednesday, she promised that under her ...
CBS News - Jan. 15
Warren questions Trump IRS nominee's experience, promotion of tax credit

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) voiced concerns about President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Wednesday, pressing him for answers about his previous experience ...
The Hill - Jan. 9
Trump meets with GOP senators on Capitol Hill to push legislative agenda

President-elect Donald Trump met with Republican senators Wednesday night on Capitol Hill to discuss his "big beautiful bill" and all the pieces of his agenda it could hold. CBS News' Caitlin ...
CBS News - Jan. 8
Live coverage: Carter honored at Capitol; Trump fields smattering of questions ahead of inauguration

Former President Carter is being honored at the Capitol, where he will lie in state until his funeral on Thursday morning at the National Cathedral. Senators, Supreme Court justices and other ...
The Hill - Jan. 7
Trump backtracks from 'one big, beautiful bill' to fund his agenda

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions on how Republicans should fund his policies.
ABC News - Jan. 6
Trump and Republicans plot radical policy agenda in one ‘big, beautiful bill’

House speaker says party seeks single piece of legislation covering tax cuts, immigration and military spending. Donald Trump is working with top Republicans in Congress to devise a single “big, ...
The Guardian - Jan. 6
Johnson says he expects to pass most of Trump's agenda with 1 'big, beautiful bill' by Memorial Day

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday he expects to pass President-elect Trump’s agenda through one big reconciliation package before Memorial Day. In an interview on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning ...
The Hill - Jan. 5
From Trump tariffs to AI: the big economic questions facing governments in 2025

The main issues confronting policymakers around the world seem particularly portentous this new year. January is always a time for new beginnings and fresh thinking. But with Donald Trump heading ...
The Guardian - Jan. 5

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