Live updates: Trump to hold press briefing on plane crash; Gabbard, Patel, RFK Jr. appear before senators
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President Trump intends will hold a press briefing from the White House Thursday morning to update reporters on a late-night midair crash between a passenger plane and Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

No survivors have been found or are expected, authorities said Thursday at an early-morning press conference.

Authorities have moved to recovery efforts in the crash, which Trump and his newly minted Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy both said they believed was preventable.

The flight, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, was en route from Wichita, Kan., to Washington, D.C. It collided with an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter out of Fort Belvoir, Va.

The crash is creating a tragic background for a busy day of confirmation hearings in the Senate that are crucial for Trump.

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is appearing for his second hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). And Kash Patel is appearing before the Judiciary Committee.

Follow along below for today’s updates.

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