24 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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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 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 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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6 d. ago Trump news live: President to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon as Department of War

Renaming Department of Defense latest move in ‘warrior ethos’ campaign lef by Secretary Pete Hegseth

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6 d. ago Donald Trump ramps up WW3 fears as he renames Pentagon the 'Department of War'

Fears of a potential World War Three have worsened after Donald Trump announced the Pentagon will now be known as the 'Department of War' and as global military tensions heighten

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6 d. ago Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

Move is attempt to formalize name change without an act of Congress, as US president says: ‘We’re just going to do it’Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “department of war”, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress.The order will designate “department of war” as a “secondary title”, an administration official said, as a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump to sign executive order changing Pentagon’s name to ‘Department of War’

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that will officially change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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6 d. ago Trump plans to sign executive order to rename Pentagon to ‘Department of War’ – live

Order would authorize Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, to introduce legislation to revert to pre-1949 nameHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr will appear before a congressional committee on Thursday, where he’s expected to face questions about turmoil at federal health agencies.The US Senate finance committee has called Kennedy to a hearing about his plans to “Make America Healthy Again”. Continue reading...

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