The Bank of Canada held the overnight interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, but remains prepared to respond should the outlook change. “Governing council judges the current policy rate remains ...

In mid-January 2026, a rumor circulated online that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security used a lectern displaying a Nazi slogan during a Jan. 8 news conference. The rumor gained traction amid ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Illicit fentanyl is closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic. Two milligrams, an almost undetectable trace amount equivalent to 10 to 15 grains of table salt, ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language. Our Nation’s historic governing documents, including the Declaration of Independence ...

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...

In early September 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the DoD and its leaders may use the names “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” in certain contexts. The ...

Taylor Swift was inspired once again by great works of literature while writing several songs on her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl," which dropped Oct. 3. The album kicks off with the ...

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday to give the Department of Defense a new name: the Department of War. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the rebranding reflected a new tone ...

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 ...

Before President Trump, the most high-profile call to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico came from Stephen Colbert, who joked on his Comedy Central show in 2010 that the body of water should be ...