Hegseth Orders US Army to Restore Name of North Carolina Base to Fort Bragg

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The military base in North Carolina was previously named Fort Liberty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has restored the name of Army base Fort Liberty in North Carolina to its original name, Fort Bragg, the Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Feb. 11 statement. Established in 1918, the sprawling military complex houses the Airborne and

U.S. border czar shrugs off Pope Francis’ condemnation of deportations

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Rome — President Trump’s U.S. border czar Tom Homan lashed out Tuesday at Pope Francis after the leader of the Catholic Church strongly criticized the mass deportation of migrants that Mr. Trump has initiated in his second term. In an open letter to U.S. Catholic bishops sent Tuesday, the Argentinian pope criticized Mr. Trump’s mass deportation

House GOP to move forward with budget plan as Senate pursues competing proposal

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Washington — Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that House Republicans expect to move forward on a budget plan later this week that lays a foundation for approving President Trump’s agenda, though a budget resolution has yet to be released.   “We’ll be rolling out the details of that probably by tonight,” Johnson said at a

Trump Says He Will Roll Back Standards for Water-Using Appliances, Light Bulbs

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The president made the announcement Tuesday on Truth Social. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to roll back standards for light bulbs along with water-using appliances such as dishwashers. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president wrote that he is directing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to

Vance warns EU against AI overregulation at summit in Paris

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Paris, France — Vice President JD Vance, in his first international address, warned European Union countries against overregulation and said the Trump administration wants artificial intelligence to remain free from ideological bias.  “The Trump administration is troubled by reports that some foreign governments are considering tightening the screws on U.S. tech companies with international footprints,” Vance