Here's a selection of stories Jim presented during the first half-hour of this edition of the News Round-Up & Comment program: --Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, released a video on Tuesday evening announcing immediate changes to directives given to military chaplains. He described the original intent of chaplains, that they are to be the spiritual and the moral backbone of our nation's forces. Jim provided audio from the secretary. --This past Wednesday, Pete Hegseth hosted the first ever Pentagon Christmas worship service. Jim provided audio from U.S. Navy Admiral and Chaplain, Carey Cash. --Authorities have identified the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine injured during a finals week review session as the same man believed to have carried out the murder of a renowned nuclear scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. --Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of a felony charge of obstruction by a jury yesterday in a case involving the judge's actions related to the defendant in her court that ICE officials were attempting to arrest outside the courtroom. --House Republicans successfully passed a premium-slashing health care package on Wednesday, overcoming a late breaking revolt from House GOP moderates. --Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declined Tuesday to rule out triggering another government shutdown as Democrats press Republicans to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies. --President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act yesterday authoring some 901 billion dollars in military and national security programs for fiscal year 2026.