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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to change the Department of Defense’s name to the Department of War, and Congress may soon consider weighing in on the proposal. Not long after Trump signed the order, the Pentagon changed its official web address to war.gov. The page about Pete…

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President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense the “Department of War.” The move on its own has no legal power; officially changing the name would require congressional approval, though the White House is reportedly looking for ways around that. Changing…

With the news that President Donald Trump has taken a sudden interest in renaming the Department of Defense the “Department of War,” one has to wonder: Was the U.S. military really in need of some kind of hypermuscular rebrand? If anything, Trump’s renaming stunt should remind us of a basic…

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Sept. 5 to rename the Department of Defense to the “Department of War,” a White House official said on Thursday. It’s a move that would put Mr. Trump’s stamp on the government’s biggest organization. The order would authorize Defense…

State of the Union: The 47th president is expected to revive an old title for the Department of Defense. The post Trump Eyes Executive Order for ‘Department of War’ Renaming appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More

Topline President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the “Department of War,” an unofficial change for now, as Trump does not have the legal authority to change the name without Congress. President Donald Trump speaks during in a cabinet meeting alongside Secretary of…

Home World News Donald Trump to sign executive order renaming Department of Defense to 'Department of War' The president has appeared unbothered by the fact that an official name change for the Defense Department would likely require an act of Congress. By Bloomberg  September 5, 2025, 5:05:36 AM IST (Published)…

White House President and Defense secretary have teased name change in recent days An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., from 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Posted September 4, 2025 at 9:17pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit President Donald Trump is expected to issue an order as soon…

Topline The Department of Defense will soon be renamed to the Department of War, according to multiple outlets, as President Donald Trump follows through on his recent suggestion to revert the agency’s name back to what it was before 1949. The executive order will reportedly be signed Friday. (Photo by…