President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks during the annual St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Sen. Mitch McConnell reflected on his ...

Outgoing Senator Mitch McConnell has warned, “This is the most dangerous period since before World War Two,” as he talked about foreign policy, specifically his support for Ukraine during Russia’s ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) compared the modern-day political landscape to the pre-World War II era in the United States, pointing specifically to tariffs and foreign policy. In an interview ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell has a message he’d like to get across. At the outset of a recent interview with the Herald-Leader, McConnell made a point to ask: What greater measure of popularity is there than ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order pushing to prosecute people who burn the American flag. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell once led a similar push in the Senate. But his position has ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

McConnell called a potential 2028 Trump run unconstitutional under the 22nd Amendment. He credited Trump-era judicial appointments as his top legacy in federal politics. He criticized Trump industrial ...