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Comment by PaulDavisThe1st

13 hours ago

The president has no authority to do this. Federal departments and agencies are named by Congress, and even the Republicans in Congress have shown no interest in formalizing this.

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charcircuit  4 hours ago

The president can't change the law itself, but he can change the name they use.

  • PaulDavisThe1st  1 hour ago

    The law defines the name they should be using

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