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US Department of Defense to be renamed ‘Department of War’: Report

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

Al Jazeera

Trump Rebrands Department Of Defense As 'Department Of War'

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.

International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

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Was Trump’s Venezuelan boat attack a ‘war crime’? Experts say extrajudicial killings violate international law

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

The Independent UK

Donald Trump's 2PM Announcement: What Will the President Reveal About Defense?

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.

International Business Times UK

Democrats dig in with a new type of campaign against Trump

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.

The Conversation

Trump Administration Plans To Rebrand Department Of Defense As Department Of War

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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American capitalism is being remade by state power

Is the Trump administration trying to reshape American capitalism? Recent moves by Washington, such as taking a 10% share of semiconductor maker Intel, point to a shift in that direction. For decades, Washington has supported free-market capitalism. Today, the government appears to be supporting a new direction – state-directed capitalism.

The Conversation

From Department Of Defense To Department Of War: Is Trump Telling Us Something With Name Change?

Donald Trump has floated renaming the Department of Defense to its original 'Department of War', arguing the current title is 'too defensive'. Here's why the Pentagon changed names in the first place.

International Business Times UK

‘We’re just going to do it’: Trump wants to change the Defense Department’s name to something both unnecessary and terrifying

Of course Trump would think this is a good name.

We Got This Covered

‘We’re just gonna do it’ Trump says he plans to ignore Act of Congress needed to rename Department of Defense

Donald Trump says he plans to ignore the need for an Act of Congress to change the name of the Department of Defense.

The Independent UK

Trump says he and Secretary Hegseth want to take ‘Department of Defense’ back 80 years

The Department of Defense was created in 1949 by combining the Army, Navy and Air Force departments

The Independent UK

Top Air Force general to resign because Pete Hegseth wants to take Pentagon in ‘different direction’

Gen. David Allvin asked to retire as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘wanted to go in another direction,’ according to report

The Independent UK

Largest ICE Detention Facility in the U.S. to Open Despite Contract Disputes, Safety Probes and an Unresolved On-Site Death

The opening of a detention center in Texas is marred in controversy and comes after months of setbacks, including two investigations into possible improper bidding, two canceled contracts and, most recently, a death on the construction site

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Trump could expand role of national guard for ‘quick reaction’ to unrest

Pentagon considers a quick-reaction force to deploy in US cities amid unrest, raising legal and political concerns

Fortune

Air Force bid for Tesla Cybertrucks in target practice symbolizes the ‘evolving’ relationship between the Pentagon and Big Tech, expert says

The ballooning demand from the military for innovative technology creates a “whole new sector” friendly to BigTech, an American University professor told Fortune.

Benzinga

MP Materials Stock Hits All-Time High Following Q2 Earnings Beat

MP Materials Corp (NYSE:MP) reported financial results for the second quarter after the market close on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know from the report.

Fortune

How Palantir—a company too small to make the Fortune 500—became one of the world’s 25 most valuable companies

Palantir’s eccentric CEO has led one of the most controversial companies in Silicon Valley to unprecedented success.

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The Independent UK

Hegseth ‘has great jeans’: Defense Department taps into MAGA’s obsession over Sydney Sweeney ad

President Donald Trump praised the advertising campaign after it was revealed that Sweeney is registered as a Republican in Florida

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‘Leaking stuff himself’: Humiliating defeat for Pete Hegseth as Trump puts his ‘shush-shush’ scheme out of its misery

All that work for nothing.

Space

NASA or the Space Force: Who should protect Earth from dangerous asteroids?

NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

Windows Central

Atlantic allies turn to xAI and OpenAI — Why chatbots are now a matter of national strategy

OpenAI teams up with the UK as xAI scores $200M Pentagon deal

Latin Times

Hegseth's Battle Against DEI Has Resulted in 'Far More' Racist Incidents at the Defense Department: Report

Pete Hegseth has railed against DEI programs since being confirmed earlier this year. However, this push has reportedly led to an uptick of racist incidents.

Windows Central

“Literally no one seems to know anything about this” — Microsoft used China-based engineers to maintain DoD systems with high impact data

"Digital escorts” with limited expertise oversaw China-based staff working on systems containing critical U.S. defense data.

Reason

Pentagon Awards up to $200 Million to AI Companies Whose Models Are Rife With Ideological Bias

The Department of Defense awarded contracts to Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The last two are particularly concerning.

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