Trump Signs New Aviation Safety Directive to Eliminate DEI, Prioritize Merit

After a deadly crash at the nation’s capital, the president’s memorandum directed the FAA to review hiring decisions and protocol changes in the past 4 years. President Donald Trump signed an aviation safety memorandum on Jan. 30 to reverse hiring practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion agendas for air traffic controllers and other transportation

Focus Turns to Helicopter’s Altitude After Deadly Midair Collision

The helicopter’s maximum allowed altitude for its flight path was 200 feet, according to the Army aviation chief of staff. Attention has now turned to the flight altitude of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. The accident—the deadliest U.S. plane crash

Tulsi Gabbard Walks Back Foreign Surveillance Criticism But Defends Snowden in Testy Confirmation Hearing

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s intelligence director nominee, walked back some of her past defenses of foreign adversaries and criticism of U.S. government surveillance but repeatedly refused to call CIA leaker Edward Snowden a “traitor” in a combative confirmation hearing on Thursday. Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who became a Trump ally in recent years,