President Donald Trump acknowledged on Thursday that he doesn't have evidence that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration were responsible for a fatal plane crash in Washington, D.C.

The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

CBS News announced a slew of new assignments in its Washington, D.C. bureau. Fin Gómez has been named executive director, White House and politics, adding to his existing duties as CBS News political director.

Trump, surrounded by executive orders he planned to sign Monday evening, also signed an order pardoning approximately 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters. The order also includes six commutations, he said. "We hope they come out tonight. Frankly, they're expecting it," Trump told reporters.

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President Trump is delivering remarks Thursday morning in the aftermath of the first major commercial plane crash in the U.S. in more than a decade.

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Outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are leaving Washington, D.C. after the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Multiple former administration officials tell NBC News for her final ceremonial flight,

In a big promotion for one of its rising stars, ABC News has named Rachel Scott senior political correspondent, covering both President Trump’s White House and Congress. The promotion for Scott comes as ABC News sets its D.C. coverage, joining other networks in shifting some on-air talent around in connection with the new administration.

Authorities continue to search for bodies and determine what led to the Wednesday, Jan. 29, midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River in the Washington,