House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on July 21, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday sketched out the Democrats’ fall agenda as Congress returned from its August recess, placing health care, public safety, redistricting, and corruption at the core
President Donald Trump signs executive orders during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Sept. 5, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump continued his historic speed of action on Sept. 5, signing the 200th executive order since taking office for a second term 228 days ago. His
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,
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
President Donald Trump (L) and Elon Musk (C), at a mixed martial arts fight at UFC 314 in Miami on April 12, 2025. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo WASHINGTON—The White House is ready to rumble as it is set to host its first UFC match next year. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 5 the June