February 25, 2026 Hegseth appeals ruling blocking punishment of Dem senator over ‘illegal orders’ video War Secretary Pete Hegseth appeals court ruling that blocked Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy "illegal orders."
February 17, 2026 Mark Kelly eyes 2028 White House run while fighting Trump demotion threat A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from demoting Sen. Mark Kelly over a video about "illegal orders" as the Arizona Democrat considers a 2028 presidential run.
February 12, 2026 Federal judge blocks Pentagon from demoting Mark Kelly over controversial military video A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., over a controversial video, ruling his First Amendment rights were violated.
February 11, 2026 Tillis rips 'political lawfare' and praises grand jury after Dems avoid charges in ‘illegal orders’ case Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., again broke with the Trump administration and praised a grand jury's decision against indicting six congressional Democrats.
February 4, 2026 Federal judge grills DOJ lawyers over censure of Democratic senator Federal judge seems to signal support for Sen. Mark Kelly's claim that the Pentagon violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him.
January 12, 2026 Arizona Sen. Kelly sues Hegseth over military pension cuts following video message Sen. Mark Kelly filed a federal lawsuit against Pete Hegseth over alleged retaliation for urging troops to refuse illegal orders in Democratic video.
January 7, 2026 Mark Kelly avoids saying arrest of Maduro, Venezuela strikes were 'illegal' Sen. Mark Kelly, who previously called on troops to "refuse illegal orders," hesitated on CNN's "The Lead" to call the recent Venezuela operation "illegal."
January 6, 2026 CBS anchor deals with 'big problems' as technical malfunction affects first broadcast CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil struggles with teleprompter issues and broadcast problems during his first night hosting "CBS Evening News," leading to on-air confusion and a viral clip.
January 6, 2026 Kelly fires back at Hegseth over censure, says he's never backing down Sen. Mark Kelly fired back at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's censure threat, vowing to continue speaking out against the Trump administration and telling MS NOW, "I'm not going away."
January 5, 2026 Hegseth moves to censure Sen Mark Kelly, review his retirement rank and pay over 'seditious video' Sen. Mark Kelly faces military justice proceedings for allegedly making "seditious" statements encouraging service members to disobey orders, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.