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
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,
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
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President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot withhold billions of dollars in foreign assistance approved by Congress, including aid that the White House recently said it
President Donald Trump speaks to the media while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON–The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Sept. 5 upheld a federal district judge’s ruling that found the Trump administration could not withhold billions
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.