united states department of defense

News

Trump wants to bring back Department of War

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."

UPI on MSN · 15m

Trump reveals plan to change Defense Dept. name to Department of War

President Donald Trump said he is considering renaming the Defense Department to the Department of War "over the next week," to restore a "warrior ethos."

Marine Corps Times on MSN · 4h

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.

National Guard mobilization plans across states

Snopes on MSN · 6h

Unpacking claim Trump plans to deploy National Guard to 19 states

The Department of Defense announced in July 2025 the deployment of 1,700 troops to support deportation efforts, not to crack down on crime.

PNJ.com Pensacola on MSN · 45m

Trump's plan to deploy National Guard to 19 states has already happened in Florida

Trump's deployment of 1,700 National Guard personnel has already happened, but it's not related to a crime crackdown.

Newsweek on MSN · 8h

National Guard Mobilization Plans Across States: What We Know

Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has focused on deporting migrants who are in the United States illegally. The deployment of National Guard troops will allow the military to play a greater role in the president's agenda of 1 million deportations a year.

Defense News on MSN50m

Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck resigns

The circumstances of his departure from the Defense Innovation Unit were not immediately clear and a DIU spokesperson ...

United States Army11h

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.

Hosted on MSN1mon

By cutting science, the Defense Department is eating its seed corn - MSN

The foundation of the military superiority of the United States, and therefore of our national security, rests on our investments in science and technology. As the Trump administration has set ...

Members of Congress Seek to Expand Sports Diplomacy

With the United States hosting two sets of Olympic Games and the World Cup, lawmakers are pressing for the State Department ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results