/tags/pete-hegseth Pete Hegseth en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:40:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-15/revised-pentagon-religious-codes-drop-pagans-and-other-minority-faiths-heres-what-to-know In a list released in May, the Trump administration dropped atheists, the Unitarian Universalist Church and other minority faiths who have to identify as "other" or "no religious preference." Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:40:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-15/revised-pentagon-religious-codes-drop-pagans-and-other-minority-faiths-heres-what-to-know Daylina Miller /national-politics/2026-01-07/rubio-and-hegseth-brief-lawmakers-on-threefold-process-for-venezuela Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth briefed lawmakers Wednesday on a threefold process for Venezuela's future. Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:11:19 GMT /national-politics/2026-01-07/rubio-and-hegseth-brief-lawmakers-on-threefold-process-for-venezuela Barbara Sprunt /americas/2025-10-30/us-strikes-another-alleged-drug-carrying-boat-in-the-pacific-and-kills-all-4-aboard-hegseth-says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has killed four people in a strike against a boat that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The announcement on Wednesday comes as the Trump administration continues its divisive campaign against drug cartels in the waters off South America. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:58:15 GMT /americas/2025-10-30/us-strikes-another-alleged-drug-carrying-boat-in-the-pacific-and-kills-all-4-aboard-hegseth-says Ben Finley and Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press /americas/2025-09-11/hegseth-caine-puerto-rico-military-operations U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have arrived in Puerto Rico as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:37:42 GMT /americas/2025-09-11/hegseth-caine-puerto-rico-military-operations Associated Press