Trump to sign executive order rebranding Defense Department as the Department of War
The directive will not rename the Defense Department, which would require congressional approval, but it will make the Department of War the secondary title.
Federal judges criticize Supreme Court’s handling of Trump admin cases
Ten federal judges expressed frustration with the Supreme Court for overturning rulings involving the Trump administration with little or no explanation. In an exclusive report, NBC News’ Lawrence Hurley reports on the pattern the judges say recently emerged.
Trump hosts top tech CEOs at White House dinner
President Donald Trump hosted a White House dinner for top tech CEOs. Invitees include Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and OpenAI founder Sam Altman. Tesla CEO and former special government employee Elon Musk was not in attendance.
Whatever happened to: The Qatar Air Force One jet
The U.S. accepted a luxury Boeing Jet as a gift from Qatar in May, with plans to retrofit it to become the next Air Force One. The Air Force says the effort will cost less than $400 million for the updates. Other estimates show it could cost more than $1 billion. Meanwhile, a separate deal … Read more
Trump stands by RFK Jr. after heated Senate hearing: ‘I like the fact that he’s different’
President Donald Trump stood by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. after he faced an intense grilling from senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday, telling reporters, “I like the fact that he’s different.” While speaking with the press during his dinner with technology industry leaders at the White House, Trump was asked about … Read more
Trump to rebrand Department of Defense as Department of War
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War. The order won’t rename the department but it will authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use secondary titles like “secretary of war” and “Department of War” in official correspondence and public communications.
Trump news at a glance: RFK Jr made ‘false’ claims in Senate testimony, says fired CDC director
Susan Monarez offers to repeat under oath statements she made about why she was ousted from the embattled Centers for Disease Control. Key US politics stories from 4 September 2025 Susan Monarez, the ousted director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has stood by her statement that she was fired after resisting … Read more
‘Inexcusable’: Federal magistrate judge demands answers after feds bump another case down
A federal magistrate judge on Thursday chastised prosecutors seeking to dismiss a case after a grand jury declined to indict a man charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump, citing a string of other cases they’ve brought recently that failed to return indictments
Eagles’ Jalen Carter ejected seconds into NFL season after spitting on Cowboys’ Dak Prescott
Defensive tackle acts seemingly without provocation Cowboys score on drive following Carter’s ejection Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected seconds into the first game of the NFL season after spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter, one of the best players on the defending Super Bowl champions, approached Prescott as the teams … Read more
Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’
Move is attempt to formalize name change without an act of Congress, as US president says: ‘We’re just going to do it’ Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “department of war”, the White House said, as part of an … Read more