As the Trump administration pursues its hardline immigration agenda, Democratic lawmakers in Washington are trying to take steps to protect immigrant communities in the state. Rep. Sharlett Mena is sponsoring House Bill 1321,

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An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

A New Jersey native was among those aboard Flight 5342 who died in the tragic plane crash near Washington, D.C. this week.

The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air traffic control audio.

A passenger jet and US Army helicopter collided at a low altitude near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and crashed into the Potomac River.

Former second gentleman Doug Emhoff took a job from the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP after former Vice President Kamala Harris' failed White House bid.

Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Monday, January 20, 2025. The U.S. Capitol from the top of the Washington Monument on the inauguration day of Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington, DC. REUTERS

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said the executive order Trump signed on Monday is "unconstitutional on its face" and "un-American."

A United Airlines flight bound for Washington Dulles International Airport ... and aviation authorities in the United States and Nigeria are investigating the cause, the spokesperson added.

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from both aircraft involved in the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., and are working to determine the cause.

Washington’s National Airport has one of the most congested airspaces in the United States, with as many as 800 landings and departures daily, along with military and government helicopters constantly nearby.