Takeaways from the US Senate confirmation hearing for FBI pick Kash Patel Democrats push Patel to account for his calls to prosecute journalists and dismantle the FBI’s headquarters. Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2025
FBI Director Nominee Vows To End Targeting Of Americans Kash Patel vows to end government 'targeting' of Americans, while Trump plans to pardon pro-life activists convicted under the FACE Act. Concerns raised ab... Top News · Jan 30, 2025
Trump's transportation secretary faces Washington plane crash crisis on his first full day in office Secretary promises ‘answers for the families’ as Trump baselessly blames crash on diversity hiring The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Trump blames others but Washington air crash comes amid upheaval in US aviation More flights, staffing shortages and mounting safety questions may have played a role in deadly air collision The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025
Trump lashes out at CNN's Kaitlan Collins for asking if he’s ‘getting ahead of investigation’ by blaming DC crash on DEI ‘Does it comfort their family to hear you blaming DEI policies?’ Kaitlan Collins asked the president on Thursday. The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Senate confirms Burgum for Interior secretary - Roll Call The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be Interior secretary. Roll Call · Jan 30, 2025
Trump baselessly blames DEI and Democrats for Washington DC plane crash President scapegoats diversity and inclusion initiatives while addressing air traffic disaster that left 67 dead The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025
Trump Nominee Tulsi Gabbard Claims She Was Put on a 'Secret Domestic Terror Watch List' After Publicly Criticizing Kamala Harris' Presidential Nomination Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, claimed during her Senate confirmation hearing she was placed on a secret domestic terror watch list after criticizing Kamala Harris and faced heated questions over her past statements on surveillance, Russia, foreign policy, and Edward Snowden. Latin Times · Jan 30, 2025
"DeepSeek is acting as a fast follower": Ex-OpenAI board member claims China is not leading the AI pack — but President Trump revoking Biden's NVIDIA chip export ban would be "a huge victory" Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner claims despite DeepSeek's recent success in AI, it's not leading the pack. However, if President Trump revokes the NVIDIA AI chip exportation ban, it would be a huge win for China. Windows Central · Jan 30, 2025
Trump’s tariffs have even his supporters in Texas nervous Trump has vowed punishing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, which are Texas’ biggest international trading partners. The Texas Tribune · Jan 30, 2025
Trump reportedly considering halting New York’s hard-won congestion pricing Three-week-old program to curb vehicle emissions received approval from Biden administration, which Trump may pull The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025
Trump Defends Blaming DEI for Midair Collision Without Proof: 'I Have Common Sense, OK?' Trump is attributing the recent DC plane crash that killed at least 28 people to Democrat-led DEI initiatives, despite ongoing investigations and no current evidence tying such policies to the incident. Latin Times · Jan 30, 2025
DOJ Officials Weighing Whether to Drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams' Corruption Cases: Report Officials at the Justice Department held discussions about the possibility of dropping Adams' court case Latin Times · Jan 30, 2025
Republican Senator Blames Democrats for DC Plane Crash Before Quickly Saying He Has No Idea 'What Caused This' A Wisconsin senator seemingly blamed Democrats for the tragic plane crash in Washington, DC, before quickly saying that he has no idea "what caused this." Latin Times · Jan 30, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 Reagan airport faced warnings over its packed airspace for years. More flights were approved anyway ‘We’ve been pretty plain about our [safety] concerns, but it isn’t a good time to speculate right now,’ Senator Tim Kaine said Thursday
International Business Times · Jan 30, 2025 Trump Blames 'Diversity' For Deadly Washington Airliner Collision US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched an extraordinary political attack Thursday, blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.
Top News · Jan 30, 2025 Trump Defends Politicizing Tragic Plane Collision, Blames Biden Administration Former President Trump defends politicizing a tragic plane collision, sparking controversy and criticism for assigning blame prematurely.
Salon · Jan 30, 2025 Will Trump go after harm reduction? Trump prioritizes criminalization over public health in fighting the overdose crisis. Experts say that doesn't work
Top News · Jan 30, 2025 Chris Rocheleau Named Acting FAA Commissioner After Plane Collision President Trump appoints Chris Rocheleau as acting FAA commissioner following aviation accident. Leadership vacancies at FAA and TSA raise operational conc...
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 Trump baselessly blames D.C. plane crash that killed 67 on DEI and Biden President Trump went off on longstanding efforts to recruit people with disabilities as he addressed the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and American Airlines jet
International Business Times · Jan 30, 2025 President Trump Points Blame At Democrats In First Public Comments On American Airlines Tragedy Trump spoke to the media about the crash at the White House on Thursday morning.
The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025 How US states are leading the climate fight – despite Trump’s rollbacks Officials are making clean-energy moves in California, New York and beyond, and Republican states will be integral too
The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025 Trump’s immigration crackdown also targets legal pathways to enter US Thousands left hopeless as new administration has been relentlessly and systematically dismantling safety nets
The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2025 Trump begins term with historically low approval rating, poll shows With 47% approval rating Republican is only president to have sub-50% reading at start of term, Gallup poll indicates
Salon · Jan 30, 2025 Team Trump eats the press White House press corps is now mostly "content creators" delighted to be there, who prefer gossip to news