Trump plans to sign executive order to rename Pentagon to ‘Department of War’ – as it happened

Order would authorize Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, to introduce legislation to revert to pre-1947 name. This blog is now closed.

Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr will appear before a congressional committee on Thursday, where he’s expected to face questions about turmoil at federal health agencies.

The US Senate finance committee has called Kennedy to a hearing about his plans to “Make America Healthy Again”.