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Donald Trump will sign an executive order allowing the Pentagon to use its historic title, the Department of War. The White House says the change reflects strength, but critics call it costly and symbolic.

Although the US President’s decision to rename the Department of Defense is a highly controversial one, the government arm was actually called the Department of War until 1947.

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Pete Hegseth, who has served as Defence Secretary since January, posted the words "DEPARTMENT OF WAR" on X on Thursday night

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Friday to let the Pentagon use the name "Department of War" for the Department of Defense, a White House official confirmed to Reuters on Thursday.

President Donald Trump recently said ‘defence is too defensive’ as the US wants ‘to be offensive too’.

President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image.

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.

Attack raises serious questions about president’s legal authority for lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers

Donald Trump is set to deliver a 2 p.m. announcement on defense. While details remain unclear, speculation surrounds possible shifts in military strategy, funding priorities, and global security commitments. Analysts warn the address could carry major political implications.

Over the past few months, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has increasingly become a focal point for the Democratic party’s resistance to the US president, Donald Trump.