Can Trump legally rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War?

The nation’s 47th president was set to sign an executive order on Friday, Sept. 5, in an effort to rename the United States Department of Defense “The Department of War.” The move, confirmed by the ... Read More

Live updates: House poised to vote on stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson is ready to bring a continuing resolution (CR) to avert a shutdown to the House floor on Friday, before the chamber leaves for a recess that stretches beyond the Oct. 1 ... Read More

Trump Renames Defense Department To ‘Department Of War’—Is It Legal? Here’s What To Know.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the “Department of War,” an unofficial change for now, as Trump does not have the legal authority to ... Read More

Trump's tough week in the courts: From the Politics Desk

It amounted to the worst week in the courts in months for Trump — and came after another major loss last week, when an appeals court struck down some of his tariffs. Trump is already appealing that ... Read More

Democrats Pitch Bill to Protect Speech Targeted by Trump

A group of House and Senate Democrats said they would introduce a measure that would bolster legal protections for people targeted by the government for speaking freely. Read More