Trump’s ‘Department of War’ Name Change Plan Hits Major Snag in GOP-Led House Committee

Sarah Rumpf Sep 9th, 2025, 8:24 pm

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President Donald Trump’s effort to rebrand the Department of Defense into the Department of War hit a major snag Tuesday when the GOP-controlled House Rules Committee rejected an amendment that would have codified the name change into law.

The proposed name change has been controversial, both for the multi-billion dollar expense and the massive administrative undertaking redesigning and relabeling seals, uniforms, stationery, logos, signage, insignia, and other graphics throughout the more than 700,000 DOD facilities throughout the U.S. and around the world.

Last week, Trump signed an executive order to change the name of th

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