Overview

• The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration is moving the initiative forward, though no legal name change has been enacted.
• President Trump said the shift could come "over the next week or so" and suggested he might proceed without new legislation.
• White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly framed the effort as prioritizing offensive capability over DEI programs.
• Republican Rep. Greg Steube filed an amendment to the annual defense policy bill to change the department’s name.
• Planning inside the Pentagon has included draft ideas such as restoring the name during a national emergency and reviving the "Secretary of War" title.