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Trump blames Obama and Biden for tragic plane crash that happened on his watch

President Donald Trump suggested former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden were to blame for a deadly midair collision in Washington, D.C.

At a Thursday press conference to address the crash, Trump began by reading articles about how previous administrations had focused on "diversity" at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Bernie Sanders calls out Robert Kennedy Jr. for his 'troubling response' to key question

Department Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to say that vaccines do not cause autism at his confirmation hearing on Thursday.

During an appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) asked Kennedy about his views on vaccines and autism.

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'Never be a tolerance': FBI Director pick Kash Patel breaks with Trump in key hearing

During his confirmation hearing Thursday morning for the position of FBI Director, Trump nominee Kash Patel broke with his boss over the J6 rioters convicted of assaulting police officers, emphatically stating that they should be "imprisoned."

"As for January 6, I have often, publicly and privately said there can never be a tolerance for violence against law enforcement," Patel said. "And anyone -- Anyone -- that commits an act of violence against law enforcement must be investigated, prosecuted and imprisoned. On January 6 I said the same thing about acts against law enforcement. The Capitol Police, who I have served with, and when I was chief of staff at the Department of Defense, rushing to the aid of the members of this committee and your colleagues to provide the National Guard was my top mission priority, not politics. And that is my love of this country to protect our laws and way of life. And it was no different. If there is any corruption I have been the first to call it out and I will continue to call out corruption in government service because it is a privilege to serve this nation."

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'No one's gonna wait': Pete Hegseth pushes forward with Gitmo migrant camps amid air crash

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said his department was immediately moving forward with President Donald Trump's plan for Guantanamo Bay to hold 30,000 migrants hours after a tragic midair collision that left over 60 dead in Washington, D.C.

Hegseth posted an ill-timed update on the Guantanamo camps as recovery efforts were still underway just miles from the Pentagon.

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'Did DEI play a role?' House GOP lawmaker suggests diversity to blame for D.C. plane crash

Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee suggested Thursday that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts could be to blame for a mid-air collision near Reagan Washington National Airport that was suspected of killing more than 60 people Wednesday night.

In an interview on Fox Business News, host Maria Bartiromo asked Ogles to react to the tragedy as a House Homeland Security Committee member.

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'Really irresponsible': Trump said to be starting conspiracy theories after D.C. crash

President Donald Trump took some criticism on MSNBC on Thursday for his social media post about Wednesday's plane crash in Washington D.C. in which he appeared to fan suspicions that there was more to the disaster than met the eye.

In a Truth Social message posted shortly after midnight on Thursday, Trump questioned how such a crash could have occurred despite the fact that, as president, he has far more access to intelligence and information about the crash than any other American citizen.

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'Dagger in the heart': Ex-White House lawyer sounds off on nominee ahead of hearing

A former White House lawyer unloaded on Donald Trump's pick for the FBI after joining about two dozen other GOP officials in urging Republican senators to oppose the controversial nominee.

Ty Cobb joined CNN's "OutFront" with Erin Burnett on Wednesday night to discuss Kash Patel, after he and other GOP officials blasted the nominee for "poor judgment" and "motivated by revenge."

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'Something's up' as DOJ mulls dropping charges against Eric Adams: ex-White House lawyer

A former White House lawyer for Donald Trump told CNN on Wednesday night that it's likely "something's up" amid reports that the Justice Department is weighing dropping charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has noticeably cozied up to President Donald Trump in recent months.

Earlier this month, the embattled mayor — who was indicted on federal corruption charges — took a page out of the tech billionaires' playbook and headed to Mar-a-Lago to meet with Trump. At the time, Fabien Levy, spokesman for Adams, said, "Mayor Adams has made quite clear his willingness to work with President-elect Trump and his incoming administration on behalf of New Yorkers — and that partnership with the federal government is critical to New York City’s success."

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Kristi Noem halts funding for migrant nonprofits after learning they're not 'about Jesus'

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced she was suspending aid for nonprofits that helped migrants and complained the non-governmental organizations were not "telling somebody about Jesus."

Noem made the announcement during an exclusive Wednesday interview on Fox News.

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'Excuse me?' CNN's Jake Tapper hammers RFK Jr. over 'very confusing and ahistoric' remarks

CNN host Jake Tapper delivered a takedown of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday.

Kennedy, who has been nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, was questioned about his refusal to trust science that he disagreed with.

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'Christian fascism is nothing new': Outrage as priest imitates Musk salute

A Catholic priest at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, D.C., appeared to imitate tech billionaire Elon Musk's gesture during the presidential inauguration, which drew wide comparisons to a Nazi salute.

In a video posted to social media by Right Wing Watch, Father Calvin Robinson finished his remarks by saying, "My heart goes out to you," and giving the salute with a wry smile as the crowd went wild.

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'Offensive': Senator issues searing takedown of GOP myth in confirmation hearing

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) stepped in to dispel one of many myths repeated during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

Toward the end of the hearing, Whitehouse said that there had been several comments about what some call "late-term abortion."

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Kristi Noem pressed on CNN on huge cost of detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay

CNN's Boris Sanchez pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday on the administration's intention to detain undocumented migrants at the U.S. facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

President Donald Trump made the announcement Wednesday before signing the Laken Riley Act into law.

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