President Donald Trump’s push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about whether to change a name that's been in place since 1949. On one hand is Trump’s argument that the historical name – War Department – more plainly reflects the bottom-line mission. Yet the idea, which still requires action by Congress, also would continue Trump’s flouting of the international order established after World War II. Story: https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-department-of-war-name-change-department-of-defense/507-81b18c9d-5f1d-4c98-9f1f-637a08891da2