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WATCH LIVE: Trump holds news briefing after signing executive order for ‘Department of War’ moniker

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President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his latest effort to project an image of toughness for America's military.

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Nation Aug 25

National Guard troops in Washington are now carrying firearms, including handguns and rifles

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Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of U.S. strikes on Iran angered Trump

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Politics Aug 07

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An Air Force spokesperson told The Associated Press that “although service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.”…

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