All 64 people on the American Airlines passenger plane and three people aboard the Army helicopter were killed.

A lawsuit alleges the FAA denied 1,000 air traffic control applicants due to diversity hiring policies, sparking debate amid a fatal midair collision in D.C.

The Trump memorandum directs the FAA “to immediately review all hiring decisions and changes to safety protocols."

President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.

The USA Fact Check Team digs into comments made about the FAA and diversity efforts in the wake of the DC plane crash.

President Donald Trump continued his attacks on his Democratic predecessors and diversity programs late Thursday afternoon, signing a presidential memo that linked “decisions” made by Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s administrations,

Michelle Obama took to social media to share her husband Barack's statement issued in response to the Washington DC plane crash that resulted in over the deaths of over 60 people

At his first news conference since the aircraft collision over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump implied Thursday that diversity, equity and inclusion programs could be the cause, although an investigation into the fatal disaster has only just begun.

As rescue crews pulled bodies out of the Potomac River, and before officials could investigate what went wrong, President Donald Trump blamed a January 29, 2025 plane crash in Washington on diversity initiatives he said his Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Joe Biden promoted at the expense of air safety.

Diversity initiatives ramped up at the FAA under the Obama Administration, were largely swept away during Trump's first term and then reinstated under Biden.

Pete Buttigieg fired back at Donald Trump, saying he should be 'leading, not lying' after the president blamed him, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and diversity hiring for Wednesday's air crash.