Washington — President Trump is speaking in the White House press briefing room Thursday morning in the aftermath of the deadly plane crash in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The collision of a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday was the first major commercial plane crash in the U.S. in more than
Canadian officials are making a diplomatic push in Washington to avoid U.S. tariffs but ultimately they remain in the dark about U.S. President Donald Trump’s intentions, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Joly held a first meeting with Rubio in his new capacity on Jan. 29.
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
Cassidy, the Republican chairman who spent 30 years as a doctor, pressed Kennedy repeatedly to answer whether he will “unequivocally” reassure Americans that the measles and Hepatitis B vaccines don’t cause autism, cutting Kennedy off when he wasn’t satisfied by the nominee’s answer Cassidy spent years vaccinating children against hepatitis B to prevent serious disease
The American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that gross domestic product — the economy’s output of goods and services — expanded at a 2.3% annual rate from October through December. For the full year, the economy grew a healthy 2.8%, compared
All 67 aboard a commercial plane and an Army helicopter are feared dead after a midair collision late Wednesday evening near Reagan Washington National Airport, the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster since November 2001. “At this point, we don’t believe there are any survivors from this accident,” D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services chief John Donnelly
In the waning days of the Biden administration, Democratic leaders said then-president Joe Biden couldn’t do much to stem the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border without an act of Congress. Then-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, for example, told CNN in February 2024 that “the folks who are getting in the way”