Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (NJ-D) has just been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his bribery scheme enacted while he headed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC). Menendez was accused and convicted of taking various monies and assets, including gold bars and a luxury car, in exchange for acting on behalf of domestic entities and foreign governments, including Egypt and Qatar.

Syrian media outlets are reporting that the transitional government’s Military Operational Directorate has now announced that the former leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Ahmed al-Sharaa has now officially been named as president of the transitional government until a legislative body and constitution can be put in place.

The leader of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa (Al-Jolani) gave a speech today for a gathering of all the leaders of opposition groups throughout the country. During the speech he announced the dissolution of all armed groups and political factions. No word on any deals and/or progress relating to the presence of Russia at a number of key bases in Syria, but it is assumed that negotiations are ongoing.

Just Now: The U.S. Senate has voted 56-42 to confirm U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has elaborated on how Guantanamo Bay’s facilities could be used to enact U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s planned executive order that expands Guantanamo Bay’s remit to house criminal illegal immigrants. According to the secretary, this would likely include continuing the temporary housing of other illegal immigrants set to be repatriated to their home countries.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met earlier today with Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, to discuss border security, energy, and combating Chinese economic practices in North America.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met earlier today with Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to President Trump and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the U.S. National Security Council (NSC). It’s likely that the Cartels and their recent Terror Designation were discussed, as well as other Counterterror Concerns.

All Flights have been halted at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington D.C., as Emergency Services respond to a possible Plane Crash at or near the Airport.

A Commercial Aircraft reportedly impacted a D.C. Police Helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, causing the Plane to land in the Potomac River. Several Agencies are responding, with a number of Fireboats having already arrived at the Site of the Crash, to begin Search-and-Rescue Operations.

Video appears to show Two Aircraft, a Helicopter and Commercial Airliner, colliding earlier at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near D.C

Reports are suggesting that the Aircraft involved in the Crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, is PSA Airlines Flight 5342, a Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-700 operated by PSA, a Regional Airline operated by American. The Flight was landing at the Airport, after flying from Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita, Kansas. Up to 60 Passengers are said to have been onboard the Aircraft.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet was involved in a mid-air collision with a military Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to a runway at Reagan Washington International Airport.

A Joint Statement has been released by D.C. Metropolitan Police and D.C. Fire and EMS, confirming that Search-and-Rescue Operations are currently ongoing in the Potomac near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. They further state that there is No Information yet on Casualties.

The White House states that President Donald J. Trump has been briefed on the Crash between a U.S. Military H-60 “Black Hawk” Helicopter and a Passenger Jet at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near D.C.

A Image showing some of the Wreckage in the Potomac River, surrounded by several Fireboats.