2 h. ago Trump touts his Department of War name change at 9/11 memorial

This is the moment President Donald Trump bragged about changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War during a 9/11 memorial service on Thursday (September 11).

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25 h. ago Trump’s push to rename the Pentagon the Department of War hits a snag as Congressional committee rejects change

The House Rules Committee rejects an amendment to rename the Pentagon as part of the larger defense authorization bill

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51 h. ago Jon Stewart on Donald Trump: ‘Something is up with his health’

Late-night hosts discuss speculation over Trump’s health, his rebranding of the ‘Department of War’ and his alleged lewd birthday letter to EpsteinLate-night hosts react to speculation over Donald Trump’s health and the newly released screenshot of Trump’s alleged lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump’s ‘Department of War’ will just deliver bloodshed and destruction | Judith Levine

The agency celebrates the US and the president as aggressor, conqueror and unrestrained international lawbreakerOn Friday, Donald Trump signed an executive order restoring the Department of Defense to its original name, the Department of War.That name “had a stronger sound”, Trump told reporters in August. “As Department of War we won everything,” he added, “and I think we’re going to have to go back to that.” In June, at the Nato summit, he called Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, his “secretary of war”.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn journalist and essayist, a contributing writer to the Intercept and the author of five books Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Trump’s ‘Department of War’ could cost taxpayers over $1 billion

When asked how much the name change would cost, Trump said, ‘Not a lot’

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4 d. ago Health Secretary RFK Jr to link Autism and Tylenol use in pregnancy sending company’s stock price spiraling

A report from the Department of Health and Human Services, touted by Trump and Kennedy in April, is expected to be published this month

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5 d. ago President Trump warns that Chicago is 'about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR' in incendiary Truth Social post

President Donald Trump, 79, took to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday to post a meme about himself, where he wrote: 'I love the smell of deportations in the morning.

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5 d. ago ‘Chipocalypse Now’: Trump threatens Chicago with ‘Department of War’ and suggests ICE raids imminent

‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning ’ Chicago is about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,’ Trump’s TruthSocial post read

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5 d. ago Trump declares 'Chipocalypse now' warning Chicago will find out why it's 'Department of War'

Donald Trump appears to be on the edge of invading Chicago with the newly renamed Department of War as his campaign against 'illegal immigrants' continues to rage across the US

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5 d. ago Pete Hegseth switches nameplate to Secretary of War after ‘woke’ defense title dropped

Watch as Pete Hegseth has his nameplate outside of his office changed from Secretary of Defense to Secretary of War.

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5 d. ago Trump’s throwback to ‘Department of War’ signals a retreat from modern world into past glory

Trump’s latest rebranding exercise only makes sense if you don’t know much about what the Pentagon actually does, writes Andrew Feinberg

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5 d. ago Trump is changing the Pentagon to the Department of War. It could cost taxpayers over $1B

When asked how much the name change would cost, Trump said, ‘Not a lot’

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5 d. ago Donald Trump signs executive order to officially rename Department of Defence as the 'Department of War'

Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the federal government department

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5 d. ago Trump's push to change Department of Defense to 'War Department' would turn back the clock to WWII

President Donald Trump’s push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about what to call the military agency

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5 d. ago Trump news live: President rebrands Pentagon to ‘Department of War’ as Hegseth promises ‘maximum lethality’

Trump called 1947 decision to use Department of Defense name, taken during Harry Truman’s presidency, ‘woke’

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5 d. ago Trump news live: President to announce Pentagon’s ‘Department of War’ rebranding to push ‘warrior ethos’

President Donald Trump is signing an executive order this afternoon officially changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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5 d. ago Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War

Directive will make Department of War secondary title and is way to get around need for congressional approvalDonald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947.The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an administration official said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump news live: Administration scrambles to explain jobs report as president rages over ‘hoax’ Epstein files

Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan calls jobs report ‘concerning’ as Republican Rep. Randy Fine claims numbers are ‘suspect’

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6 d. ago Trump news live: President rages at Democrats over ‘hoax’ Epstein files after ‘concerning’ jobs report

Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan calls jobs report ‘concerning’ as Republican Rep. Randy Fine claims numbers are ‘suspect’

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6 d. ago Pentagon expected to become ‘Department of War’ as US cities brace for Trump’s next national guard deployment – live

Move to rename Pentagon could cost tens of millions of dollars, with letterheads and signs needing to be changed; Chicago and Boston brace for troops after Trump’s threats this weekTrump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’Chicago gears up for Trump’s national guard deploymentTensions between Michelle Wu, the mayor of Boston, and the Trump administration have been escalating in recent months over the administration’s aggressive immigration policies, with reports now signaling the possibility of a federal immigration enforcement surge in the city.The friction came to a head last week when the Trump administration reportedly began preparing an “immigration enforcement blitz” for Boston in the coming weeks, according to Politico. Continue reading...

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