"It's an honor to sign this. I think that's a big one, I'll be honest," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. The president was joined at the White House by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for the announcement. Trump said the three men talked about the name change for months. It was unclear if the president can unilaterally rename the department without legislation from Congress. In the meantime, Trump authorized the Pentagon to use secondary titles such as "secretary of war" and "Department of War" in official correspondence and public communications so the department can go by its original name. Read more at: www.stripes.com Source - Stars and Stripes
Florida is moving to "end all vaccine mandates" in the state, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced at a press conference on Wednesday. Ladapo said the Florida Department of Health would be working with Gov. Ron DeSantis' office to end all mandates in Florida law, at the event at Grace Christian School in Valrico, located just east of Tampa. "Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery," Ladapo said of vaccine mandates.
As of Sept. 1, 2025, the sale of lab-grown meat has been banned in Texas for two years as part of Senate Bill 261. The law states that "a person may not manufacture, process, possess, distribute, offer for sale, or sell cell-cultured protein."
Generals Milley, McKenzie, and other Pentagon officials claimed the Taliban wasn't attacking the U.S. during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, then contended that the Taliban was businesslike and helpful during the chaotic and deadly evacuation that ensued. Neither narrative was true. read more
resident Donald Trump on Thursday called out Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) over Chicago's murder rate, saying, "[p]eople are desperate for me to stop the crime." "Governor Pritzker had 6 murders in Chicago this weekend. 20 people were shot. But he doesn't want to ask me for help. Can this be possible?" Trump posted on Truth Social. "The people are desperate for me to STOP THE CRIME, something the Democrats aren't capable of doing. STAY TUNED!!!" Trump's comments come more than two weeks after he deployed the National Guard and federal agencies to assist the Metropolitan Police Department with cracking down on crime in Washington, D.C. read more
I'll take "things Democrats don't want to remember" for $500, Alex.