Overview

• The White House said the president will deliver an announcement related to the Department of Defense from the Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET.
• Trump has publicly argued for reverting the name to the Department of War to signal a tougher posture, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoking a "warrior ethos."
• Sen. Mike Lee introduced the Department of War Restoration Act to formalize the change, moving the debate into Congress.
• Newsweek reported, citing an unnamed person familiar with the plan, that Trump is expected to announce U.S. Space Command will be based in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision, though the move has not been confirmed.
• Trump has repeatedly floated deploying the National Guard to Chicago to address crime, a proposal rejected by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and city officials.