DEVELOPING: President Trump plans to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE Politics President Trump plans to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War September 4, 202510:18 PM ET By Jason Breslow A view of the Pentagon on Dec. 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C. KEY DETAILS: • President Trump has said he would like to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War. • Daniel SlimAFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel SlimAFP via Getty Images President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday to give the Department of Defense a new name: the Department of War. • The change would return the department to a name that it carried for much of its history, until it became the Department of Defense in the wake of World War II. This is a developing story. More details will be provided as they become available. *Source: Npr*