Ed O'Keefe is CBS News' senior White House and political correspondent reporting for all CBS News platforms. He's part of the team covering President Trump and covered all four years of Joe Biden's ...

The Pentagon name change sends the wrong message to men and women in uniform. President Trump recently suggested that the United States should rename its military establishment, currently known as the ...

We all know it’s true, but it’s good to be reminded: Words have meaning. Just one word can make a big difference. And the change of just one word can send a powerful message. That’s President Trump’s ...

Congress has decisions to make when it comes to funding wildlife refuges, including one in Ohio. Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge has a rich history. Evidence suggests that the area is already not ...

Mr. Trump encouraged the use of vaccines when asked about Florida's plans to roll back all vaccine mandates for schoolchildren. "I think you have to be very careful when you say that some people don't ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a video to social media Friday showing the nameplate on his office being changed to reflect President Trump’s renaming of the Department of Defense. A video ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Friday seeking to restore the Department of Defense’s name to the “Department of War.” “I think it sends a message of victory,” he told reporters ...

The Trump administration is now referring to the Pentagon as the Department of War, even though the name has not legally changed. On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

The formal renaming of the department would require Congress to act. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War. The formal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for ...

Section 1. Purpose. On August 7, 1789, 236 years ago, President George Washington signed into law a bill establishing the United States Department of War to oversee the operation and maintenance of ...

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about whether to change a name that's been in place since 1949. On one hand is ...