President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order returning to the Defense Department its original title, the Department of War. Trump has argued the new name embodies strength, and recalls the victories of World Wars I and II. Two suspects have been arrested for the shooting death of a congressional intern in June.
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 2, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Department of Defense (DOD) on Sept. 4 confirmed that two Venezuelan military planes flew over a U.S. Navy vessel in the Caribbean Sea, two days after the U.S. military destroyed a boat it said was carrying Tren
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Participants in a federally funded children’s vaccination program nationwide must honor religious and conscience exemptions from vaccine mandates, according to a Sept. 4 letter from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Feb. 16, 2024. David Dee Delgado/Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an appeal on Sept. 4 of a court ruling that threw out an estimated $500 million penalty in President Donald Trump’s business
U.S. passports are arranged for a photograph in Tigard, Ore., on Dec. 11, 2021. Jenny Kane/AP Photo A federal appeals court on Sept. 4 upheld a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the use of gender-neutral markers on passports. U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick issued an injunction in
A Boeing 737 American Airlines passenger aircraft and an Airbus A320 American Airlines passenger aircraft at LaGuardia airport in New York City on April 30, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration on Sept. 4 dropped a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to pay cash and provide other compensation to passengers
Armed National Guard members patrol the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times District of Columbia National Guard troops will extend their encampment through Nov. 30 to help ensure public safety in the nation’s capital, the commanding general said on Sept. 4. National Guard troops have been assisting law enforcement