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Mike Wall

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, Pete Hegseth over censure campaign

Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) leaves the Senate floor after speaking on Jan. 12, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Kelly spoke about the lawsuit he filed against United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's attempt to censure and demote him.

Mark Kelly isn't taking his punishment lying down.

Kelly — a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot and NASA astronaut who currently serves as a U.S. Senator (D-Ariz.) — announced today (Jan. 12) that he's suing the Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over their plan to censure him for statements he made in a video late last year.

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