Jeffries Says Democrats Are Embracing Generational Change

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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speak at a press conference to introduce the Stop The Steal Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 4, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday said Democrats have already started to embrace generational change,

Trump Signs Order Renaming Department of Defense as Department of War

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President Donald Trump (L) shows a signed executive order next to the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Sept. 5 signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War. “I

Social Security Inspector General to Audit Agency’s Wait Times, Customer Service

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A Social Security Administration (SSA) office in Washington on March 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The inspector general’s office for the Social Security Administration (SSA) indicated in a newly released letter that it has initiated an audit into the agency’s metrics on wait times. Michelle Anderson, the acting inspector general of the agency,

Feds scrap proposal to offer cash to air passengers for flight disruptions

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The Department of Transportation is dropping a proposed rule that would have required airlines to offer cash to passengers whose flights were disrupted.  The rule, which never went into effect, would have required carriers to provide compensation “to mitigate passenger inconveniences” for cancellations or delays that were within a carrier’s control.  Reuters was the first