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Trump wants to bring back Department of War

Trump, Hegseth float renaming Defense Department to Department of War

The military bureaucracy has used the Department of Defense name for 76 years, but President Trump said he doesn't like the title.

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Trump floats changing Defense Department to Department of War: "We want to be offensive, too, if we have to be"

President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."

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Trump wants a ‘Department of War.’ Here’s why it’s not called that anymore.

The Department of War was renamed the Department of Defense under President Harry S. Truman, who aimed to improve efficiency and cohesion in the U.S. military.

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Hegseth announces establishment of Mexican Border Defense Medal

Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal is established to recognize service members deployed to the U.S.

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Pete Hegseth appears on podcast of pastor who called for murder of transgender allies

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appeared at least four times on the Reformation Red Pill podcast, a far-right podcast ...

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Pentagon says Hegseth supports women’s right to vote despite sharing video saying otherwise

The Pentagon clarified on Thursday that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thinks women should have the right to vote, despite ...

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Pentagon Slams Washington Post Over Report On Hegseth Security Detail

A Defense Department spokesman lashed out Wednesday at a Washington Post investigation into Secretary Pete Hegseth’s security ...

Pete Hegseth fires intelligence boss over assessment of damage from Iran strikes

The firing of the head of the US Defense Intelligency Agency (DIA) Lieutenant General Jeffery Kruse comes after the DIA ...

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Hegseth authorizes National Guard to carry guns in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has authorized members of the National Guard who are patrolling Washington, D.C., to ...

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Opinion | Pete Hegseth’s admiration for this religious leader is worrisome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared on social media a video of clergy from the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches ...

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Hegseth is right to restore the Reconciliation Memorial

One hundred years ago, veterans from opposing sides of our nation’s most divisive and traumatic war found a way to compromise ...

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Female vets in Congress slam Hegseth’s repost of Christian Nationalist

Pastors in the video said they want the U.S. to be a Christian republic, adding calls for criminalizing homosexuality and for ...

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Where does Pete Hegseth live? Defense Secretary roots for the Vols, but ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting with President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office at the White House on July 22, 2025 in ...

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Pete Hegseth mercilessly mocked for embarrassing pull-up as he joins RFK Jr's health drive

A clip of the Secretary of Defense's health drive at the Pentagon was posted online and Pete Hegseth quickly attracted a wave of criticism ...

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