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Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records
In a video posted to social media on March 24, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the military’s chaplain corps had been “infected by political correctness and secular humanism” under previous administrations.
Here is the full list of faiths being unrecognized by the Pentagon
Here is the full list of faiths being unrecognized by the Pentagon Soldiers will still be able to list the dropped religions on their dog tags, according to the Pentagon - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Defense Department moved last month to cut roughly 180 religion codes from its previous list of about 220 recognized faiths. The new list, expected to take effect in July, recognizes 31 religious categories, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Baha’i, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and...
NATO's eastern flank races to rearm as Trump pressure exposes Western Europe's defense gap
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LDS groups and Utah Republicans rage as military no longer counts church as Christian under Hegseth religion list shake-up
LDS groups and Utah Republicans rage as military no longer counts church as Christian under Hegseth religion list shake-up Defense Department cut roughly 180 religion codes from previous list, with mostly Christian denominations remaining - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Mormon leaders, military veterans and elected officials reacted with anger to a new Department of Defense policy that does not consider The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be a Christian religion as part of...
Trump’s immigration enforcers look into buying ad data. Industry insiders fear what comes next.
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US Defense Department bars journalists from its press office
US Defense Department bars journalists from its press office Media freedom advocates condemn move as latest effort to curtail independent reporting on the US military. The United States Department of Defense has barred journalists from its press office, the latest move by the Pentagon to restrict media access since President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Acting Pentagon Press Secretary Joel Valdez said on Monday that the administration had re-designated the office as a “Sensitive...
Military women fear career caps as Hegseth blocks Navy promotions without providing reason
Military women fear career caps as Hegseth blocks Navy promotions without providing reason The Pentagon has not provided any rationale for why the women, or any of the other six individuals, were removed from the promotion list - Bookmark Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent decision to remove nine Navy officers, including all women, from a promotion list has sparked significant concern among female service members, who view the unusual intervention as a potential ceiling on their careers...
100 days into Iran war, Americans face higher prices
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Trump admin’s cancellation of wind energy projects causes business turmoil
Trump admin’s cancellation of wind energy projects causes business turmoil Seven northeastern states have sued US gov’t for paying TotalEnergies to withdraw from offshore wind projects. French energy giant TotalEnergies is embroiled in a lawsuit between seven US states and the federal government as the administration of President Donald Trump upends domestic energy policy, shutting down some wind energy projects while pushing fossil fuels. It has also raised questions about the...
The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
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