Helicopters should be barred from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing on Reagan National Airport’s Runway 33, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said as the NTSB unveiled “urgent safety recommendations” after the deadly mid-air collision in January.

The District of Columbia could face a $1 billion budget shortfall after House Republicans introduced a continuing resolution that excludes a longstanding provision allowing the city to continue spending under its fiscal year 2025 budget.

The House has taken the first step to avoid a government shutdown by passing a 6-month spending bill, backed by President Trump, to fund the federal government beyond Friday's midnight deadline.

The bill, also known as a continuing resolution, now moves to the Senate, where D.C. officials hope Democrats will help them defeat the measure.

US air crash investigators have recommended restricting helicopter flights in certain areas near Washington DC's Reagan National Airport following January's deadly mid-air collision.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday said the agency will make permanent restrictions to prevent helicopters from flying near Washington Reagan National Airport when two lesser-used runways are operational,

The shrill, metallic banging noises of a jack hammer echoed around the White House on Monday as crews started removing the large, yellow Black Lives Matter mural down the street from the president's home.

Bowser had ordered the creation of Black Lives Matter Plaza in 2020 after nationwide anti-racism protests following the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white