House GOP moves to codify Hegseth's 'Department of War' name change

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee moved to codify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” name change during a marathon session of debate over the annual defense policy bill.

Lawmakers on the committee, in a party-line vote, adopted the amendment from Rep.

Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to formally change the Department of Defense to the...