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President Trump’s executive order to formally change the Department of Defense to the Department of War was met on Friday with enthusiasm from some on the right, but largely elicited skepticism on the left and concerns about the steep cost from former officials. Trump framed the rebrand as a signal of American strength that will...

President Trump ordered the removal of the White House Peace Vigil on Friday, marking an end to a 44-year protest against the nation’s nuclear weaponry and warfare.  A reporter informed the president of the ongoing protest — now manned by Philipos Melaku-Bello and a group of rotating volunteers — Friday in the Oval Office, describing...

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Health care has fueled hiring in recent years, but the latest jobs report suggests the pace may finally be slowing.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story States break with FDA, roll out broader access to vaccines Vaccine policy is fracturing along party lines as some blue states are stepping up to defy federal vaccine restrictions, increasing the likelihood of a patchwork of policies. ©...

President Trump expressed reservations Friday about Florida moving to eliminate school vaccine mandates, calling it a "very tough position" and arguing some vaccines are uncontroversial. "I think we have to be very careful. You have some vaccines that are so amazing," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, citing the polio vaccine and the COVID-19...

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President Trump said Friday the U.S. would host the 2026 Group of 20 (G20) summit at his golf club near Miami, further blurring the lines between the government and his businesses. "I think that everybody wants it here because it’s right next to the airport. It's the best location. It’s beautiful everything," Trump said in...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the chair of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is challenging President Trump to follow up his executive order to rename the Defense Department the "War Department" with a bigger increase in the Pentagon’s budget to deter threats from China, Russia and other adversaries. “If we call it the Department of War,...

A federal judge on Friday blocked Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem from ending temporary legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ruled that Noem’s efforts to revoke the Biden administration’s extensions of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) were arbitrary and capricious and exceeded her authority, so they...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Friday he is staying in the race for another term amid reports he might be offered a job in the Trump administration. Speculation reached its peak Friday throughout the day that Adams would end his campaign after The New York Times reported President Trump’s advisers have been floating...

President Trump on Friday denied knowing about a Navy SEAL mission in North Korea in 2018 during his first term, following The New York Times reporting on the botched operation. Trump was asked if the administration has engaged with North Korea since it happened and responded, “I don’t know anything about it, no. I’d have...

Former Obama administration adviser and CNN political commentator Van Jones on Thursday slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for “making America sicker again” by encouraging the dismantling of vaccine requirements. Prior to his Senate confirmation, Kennedy launched the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda in an effort to weed out chronic...

A trial over President Trump’s attempted assassination as he golfed in south Florida last year is set to begin Monday, where the man accused of plotting the political hit is expected to defend his own case.   Ryan Routh, the defendant, faces five criminal charges including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate. If convicted, he...