Trump to Sign Order Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War  —  The president is turning back the clock to the name the agency held until shortly after World War II.  —  President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War …

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud.  Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The Trump administration has vowed …

Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say  —  In the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic church shooting, senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people's right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.

DOJ deputy chief: Government will “redact every Republican” from Epstein client list … - “They'll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people,” he told the reporter, who was undercover during the encounter, according to the video.

Here's the latest.  —  A combative Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his tenure as health secretary in a Senate hearing.  A prominent Republican told him that his actions were “denying people vaccine.”  —  Senate Finance Committee  —  Senate Finance Committee  —  Senate Finance Committee

Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers  —  The move to treat criminals as if they were wartime combatants escalated an administration pattern of using military force for law enforcement tasks at home and abroad.  —  By ordering the U.S. military to summarily kill …

Justice Amy Coney Barrett says country is not in a ‘constitutional crisis’  —  Speaking to Free Press founder Bari Weiss to promote her new book, the conservative justice said the American people should trust the Supreme Court.  —  Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday …

President of Northwestern, a School Attacked by the G.O.P., Will Resign  —  The university's president, Michael Schill, said he would step down following months of turbulence, including Trump administration cuts of $790 million from the university's research funds.

First hearing held on detainees' legal rights at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after judge orders wind down  —  A federal appeals court panel on Thursday put on hold a lower court judge's order to end operations indefinitely at the immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”

US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia  —  Move comes as Washington pushes Nato allies to pay more towards their own defence  —  The US is to phase out security assistance programmes for European armies along Russia's border, as it pushes the continent to pay for more of its own defence.

Joe Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer on forehead  —  Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson said Thursday, the latest health challenge for the former president.  His spokesperson Kelly Scully confirmed the surgery after Inside Edition published video …

Adams Considers Dropping Out of Race After Secret Meeting in Florida  —  Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has told confidants that he would consider abandoning his re-election bid, despite his public denials.  —  Facing a swirl of questions about a potential job in the Trump administration …

Judge rules White House ‘pocket rescission’ gambit is illegal  —  A federal judge has declared illegal President Donald Trump's move to cancel billions of dollars in foreign aid without approval from Congress.  “There is not a plausible interpretation of the statutes that would justify …

Justice Dept. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Lisa Cook, Elevating Trump's Claims  —  The move was instigated by Ed Martin, a Trump loyalist who has said it is legitimate for officials to publicly air criminal investigations into people targeted by the president.

There's a New Budget Showdown.  Senate Dems' Current Plan Is Bullshit … I agonized for a bit about the point I'm about to discuss.  But I didn't agonize for long because I decided there was not much to agonize about.  The topic is the September federal budget showdown …

Trump nominee plans to keep White House job if he's confirmed for Fed post  —  Stephen Miran, who chairs Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, said he would take unpaid leave from that role while serving on the Federal Reserve board, if confirmed.  —  President Donald Trump's nominee to fill …

Hochul to Sign Order to Get Around U.S. Limits on Covid Vaccine  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription.  —  In an effort to ensure more New Yorkers can get the latest Covid vaccines …

Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations  —  Defense officials have said the installation also could be used by military forces who are called on to assist ICE.  —  Just now  —  The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base on the outskirts of Chicago as a staging ground …

US State Dept employee sentenced to 4 years for selling defense information  —  A U.S. State Department employee was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information to individuals he believed to be working for China's government, the Justice Department said.

Brett Kavanaugh says there's a good reason Supreme Court rulings can sometimes be so cryptic … “It's possible we screwed up, very possible, we're human.  But it's also possible, and oftentimes is the case, that it's the product of nine of us, or at least five of us, trying to reach a consensus …

US Congressman's Brother Lands No-Bid Contract to Train DHS Snipers  —  DHS says retired Marine sniper Dan LaLota's firm is uniquely qualified to meet the government's needs.  LaLota tells WIRED his brother, GOP congressman Nick LaLota, played no role in the contract.

Labor market growth slows dramatically in August with U.S. adding just 54,000 jobs, ADP says … U.S. private sector hiring rose less than expected in August, data released Thursday shows, offering the latest indication of trouble in the labor market.  —  Private payrolls increased …

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children  —  The state's elimination of vaccine mandates is a courageous first step toward decluttering itself of any excess kids.  —  Sorry.  We decided there were too many children.  —  You know how it goes.  —  Their hands are too small.

Today in Politics, Bulletin 199. 9/4/25  —  ... RFK Jr had a heated and contentious hearing today while making his first appearance in front of Congress since firings and mass resignations at the CDC left the agency is shambles.  RFK Jr, who never led any organization in his life …

Rubio Says U.S. Will Work With Other Nations to ‘Blow Up’ Crime Groups  —  The Trump administration aims to carry out more violent strikes against drug cartels, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he met with Ecuador's president.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday …

Trump Is Exploring Ways to Take Over the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum  —  It was unclear exactly how the federal government would take control of the site in Lower Manhattan.  As a candidate, Mr. Trump offered a preview of one potential option.  —  President Trump is exploring ways …

Rep. Tim Burchett scraps with protester on Capitol Hill  —  Rep. Tim Burchett and a protester got into a physical altercation Thursday outside of the Longworth House Office Building that ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man.  The scrap took place shortly after the final House votes of the week.