Trump Rebrands Department of Defense as Department of War

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday returning the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. The president had previously hinted at this move, which would restore the original name for the agency to convey more about the mission. Trump had signaled this could happen in earlier discussions and had referred to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as his “secretary of war.” The new order directs Hegseth to make the necessary moves to make the name change permanent through not only the executive office, but also the legislative process as needed. It will also apply…