President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War — arguing the name it has held since the 1940s is “too defensive.” “We want to be defensive, but we want to be offensive, too, if we have to be,” the president told reporters during a Monday
People walk in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Federal Reserve may cut interest rates in September. In his final Jackson Hole keynote address on Aug. 22, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that current conditions, mainly a deteriorating labor market, “may warrant” a change in monetary policy. Original News Source Link
Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu raises his fist as he returns to the House Chamber at the Capitol, on Aug. 18, 2025, in Austin, Texas. Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP Texas Democrats got a heroes’ welcome on opening day of the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in Minneapolis, with DNC Chair Ken Martin and Texas
Washington — The Republican leader of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has issued a subpoena to the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein seeking documents and other material as part of its ongoing examination of the government’s investigation into Epstein. The subpoena issued by Rep. James Comer of Kentucky demands the co-executors
Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Monday that seeks to punish people who burn the American flag, accusing those who do so of displaying hostility and contempt toward the United States. Mr. Trump has for years threatened to crack down on flag burning. In 2016, he wrote on social media that anyone who
A member of the National Guard arrives at the Guard’s headquarters at the D.C. Armory in Washington on Aug. 12, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee announced on Aug. 25 that it has launched an investigation into allegations of inaccurate and manipulated crime data by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington. The
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 22, 2025. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin President Donald Trump indicated on Aug. 25 that his administration would file lawsuits over California’s redistricting attempt and individual senators’ ability to halt his nominations. His remarks came as Republicans fought to fill key positions in