Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is challenging a judicial order that prevents him from punishing Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for his involvement in a video urging troops to resist unlawful commands. The appeal was lodged in a court filing on Tuesday.
Officials from the Justice Department have indicated their intention to ask a panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the February 12 ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon.
