The Washington franchise has changed away from its nickname twice, first changing from Redskins in 2020 before its most recent change to Commanders in 2022. After retiring the Redskins name and logo, the team adopted the temporary moniker of the Washington Football Team, using the same branding and uniforms from before, sans Redskins insignia.

President Trump isn't kidding around with his new threat to the NFL's Washington Commanders, the White House says.

A day after Donald Trump threatened to hold up a deal for a new football stadium in the nation's capital if the Washington Commanders did not go back to the name Redskins, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president's comments were not a joke.

Trump demanded that the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians revert to their old names in a series of posts on his social media platform, Truth Social.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith sounded off on Donald Trump, saying he believes the president is using the Washington Commanders name change drama to distract from the Epstein Files.

Residents had some strong opinions about President Donald Trump's most-recent insertion into the Washington Commanders' attempt to return to D.C.

President Donald Trump’s social media posts about the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians going back to their old names has revived the conversation about Native American imagery in sports.

Scott Turner, the HUD secretary and former Washington Redskins defensive back, backed President Donald Trump's push to change the Commanders' nickname.