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John M. Donnelly

Trump unveils ‘Department of War’ — but Hill may have a say - Roll Call

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 Hegseth is labeled Secretary of War, and references across the site to the Department of Defense have been replaced with the Department of War.

In remarks in the Oval Office, Trump said he would ask Congress to codify the change, but he suggested that congressional action wasn’t necessary to put it into effect, even though the name of the department is prescribed by law.

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