White House planning to rebrand Department of Defense as ‘Department of War,’ WSJ reports

The Trump administration is advancing plans to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing a White House official.

Restoring the Department of War name — last used in 1947 — for the government’s largest department could require congressional action, but the White House is exploring alternative methods to implement the change, the report says.

Reuters cannot immediately verify the report.

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