Cruz has a key role in congressional oversight of the Wednesday night accident as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, which has jurisdiction over aviation safety.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said the number of helicopter flights around Ronald Reagan National Airport could raise concerns. Posted: January 30, 2025 | Last updated: January 30, 2025

The Federal Aviation Authority has confirmed US Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane were involved in a mid-air collision.

From border security to tax breaks for tipped workers, Sen. Ted Cruz shared his insights with the KGNS D.C. Bureau this week, including his thoughts on Trump’s cabinet picks.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

A group of influential senators are renewing efforts to ban children under 13 from social media and prohibit platforms from targeting teens with personalized recommendations, a sweeping proposal that is poised to gain steam with Republicans in control of Congress.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing Tuesday to discuss the issue of foreign influence in the Panama Canal.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Multiple Texas representatives have released statements Wednesday night after a plane collided with a military helicopter, causing it to crash near the Ronald Reagan Washington National airport. Ronald Reagan Washington National airport has closed all runways, and stopped air traffic in the area.

A deadly mid-air collision claimed lives when a Blackhawk military helicopter crashed with an American Airlines passenger plane above DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last night. All runways were immediately closed, grinding to a halt all takeoffs and landings at the airport situated near Washington DC.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, officials

Texas, is urging the Supreme Court to uphold a ruling holding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission lacks licensing authority, arguing that nuclear waste sites in Texas pose "an enormous threat to the country’s security and economic well-being.

By David Shepardson, Trevor Hunnicutt and Brad Brooks WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Potomac River after a