Trump signed an executive order to alter the name to the Department of War in September, but it still has to be approved by Congress Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Donald Trump’s decision to rename the ...

In early September 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the DoD and its leaders may use the names “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” in certain contexts. The ...

The Original Department of War Decimated Native Americans and Segregated the Military. Why Does Trump Want to Go Back? Restoring the Pentagon’s original name is a wink to his reestablishment of an ...

In late October 2025, a rumor swirled online (archived, archived, archived) that U.S. President Donald Trump announced he had instructed the Department of Defense to resume testing nuclear weapons — ...

NBC News spoke with two senior Republican congressional staffers, two senior Democratic congressional staffers and two other people briefed on the cost.

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians. “If the Nigerian ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has instructed the Defense Department to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria over the country’s alleged killing of Christians. “If the Nigerian ...