Hegseth to Revamp Chaplain Corps, Scrap Spiritual Guide Offering ‘New Age Notions’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gives a speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Dec. 6, 2025. Caylo Seals/Getty Images The U.S. Department of War revealed immediate changes to the Chaplain Corps as it tries to revive what it called the “spiritual backbone” of

Senate Passes Aviation Safety Bill Aiming to Prevent Further Midair Collisions

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate on Dec. 17 passed Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) bill that creates new safety requirements for nearly all aircraft and helicopters, while also stripping a provision out of the recently passed defense bill