News for February 9, 2025

Kristi Noem said she supports ending FEMA in its current form, while President Donald Trump pushes for a major overhaul of the agency.

PSA Airlines gave posthumous honors to the crew members who died in the American Eagle crash near Washington, D.C.

Marine Sgt. Jacob M. Durham from California was among four people killed when a U.S.-contracted plane crashed during a routine mission in the Philippines.

Rep. Ilhan Omar said Trump’s moves to shrink federal agencies and programs lack enough support in Congress and are facing legal pushback.

Sen. Bill Hagerty backed President Donald Trump’s push to shrink the federal government, defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau overhaul, and press for changes at USAID.

Officials have recovered the major wreckage from the American Airlines Flight 5342 and Black Hawk helicopter collision in the Potomac River, as investigators continue to look for the cause.

Mike Waltz said he does not think Donald Trump has any plan to invade Canada, while framing Trump’s actions as a wider push for U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere.

ICE is stepping up immigration arrests in the New Orleans area, testing the city’s sanctuary policies under President Donald Trump’s tougher deportation push.