The Pentagon had just reduced its official list of military religious affiliation codes from more than 200 down to 31. Reasonable enough on its face. But buried in that new list was a classification scheme that placed certain faiths under a "Christian" label and left others off it entirely. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the largest faith communities in the country and one with deep roots in the American military, was not included among the religions the federal government had designated as Christian.
The House Armed Services Committee voted 29-27 along party lines Thursday night to codify President Trump's effort to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, folding the change into the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on War Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal after investigating the matter for months.
The Department of War is moving back the deadline to submit proposals for the Golden Dome due to a surge of interest from the defense sector, according to reports.
