Following a tragic mass shooting at a Minneapolis church on August 27, which claimed the lives of two students and injured 17 others, President Trump has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff. The FBI is investigating the incident, led by Director Kash Patel, as both an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime targeting the Catholic community.
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President Trump is set to sign an executive order allowing the Pentagon to be referred to as the "Department of War," a secondary designation endorsed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump hinted at the change, recalling the department's historical name during World Wars. This move follows Hegseth's actions to reverse earlier policies, including reattributing Confederate-era fort names.
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