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Senator Mark Kelly Faces Demotion: Military Pay Cut as Punishment for Video Warning Against 'Illegal Orders'

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Mark Kelly is facing demotion and a military pension cut after the video in November warning service members to defy 'illegal orders.'

International Business Times UK

Hegseth Moves to Slash Sen. Mark Kelly's Retirement Pay Over 'Seditious' Statements and Reckless Misconduct

The Pentagon is looking to reduce Mark Kelly's retirement pay and downgrade his military rank due to his participation in a seditious video allegedly intended to undermine good order.

International Business Times UK

Pete Hegseth issues formal censure to Democratic senator Mark Kelly

US defense secretary also started proceedings that could strip Kelly from retired military rank and cut pension

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Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders

The Independent UK

Makeovers are part of the prep for Democrats eyeing the White House in 2028

Social media has meant that candidates need to be more camera-ready than ever.

Axios

Kelly defiant after Pentagon escalates video investigation - Roll Call

"They don't want other people saying these kinds of things, so they're trying to shut people up," Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said Tuesday.

Roll Call

Mark Kelly reveals he had to hire personal security to deal with death threats since Trump’s attacks over ‘illegal orders’

“He is not intimidating me, and he’s not going to,” Kelly said of Trump.

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Whistleblower Officials Come Forward About Illegal Orders Allegedly Issued by President Trump

Sen. Elissa Slotkin reveals US troops fear presidential unlawful orders, citing lethal Caribbean strikes. Trump's reaction: 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'

International Business Times UK

Multiple bomb threats at Schumer's New York offices

Schumer said his offices in Rochester, Binghamton and Long Island were targeted.

Axios

Elon Musk Says 'Radical Action' Needed After 2 National Guard Troops Shot, Trump Says Perpetrator Will Pay 'Steep Price'

On Wednesday, two National Guard soldiers were critically injured in a targeted shooting near the White House, prompting leaders across the political spectrum to react with outrage, condolences, and calls for justice.

Benzinga

‘Democrat Six’ accused by Trump of sedition after controversial video are enjoying a fundraising boom

The military and federal law enforcement have moved to investigate lawmakers who filmed a video earlier this month urging troops to ‘refuse illegal orders’

The Independent UK

FBI Hunts Down 6 Democratic MPs After Their Plea For Troops To Defy 'Illegal Orders'

The FBI has begun scheduling interviews with six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a viral video urging US troops to refuse unlawful orders.

International Business Times UK

Democrats Labeled 'Traitors' By Trump Get Interview Requests From FBI Amid Explosive Clash Over Military Law And Free Speech

The FBI's move to seek interviews with six Democratic lawmakers after President Donald Trump accused them of "sedition" has ignited a rare confrontation between the White House and Congress over political speech, military authority and the limits of presidential power.

Benzinga

Pete Hegseth orders US navy to investigate Mark Kelly’s comments

Lawmakers who urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders say federal agents want to question them

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The Independent UK

FBI seeks interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged US troops to defy illegal orders

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews

Axios

Democrats say FBI is probing them over video urging soldiers to defy unlawful orders

"President Trump is using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass Members of Congress."

The Independent UK

FBI wants to interview Mark Kelly and other Dems as veterans blast Pete Hegseth’s ‘sham’ investigation

Trump administration escalates threats to Democratic lawmakers who warned troops against ‘illegal orders’

Roll Call

FBI probes Democrats who taped viral video message to military - Roll Call

Members of Congress who produced an explosive video last week said Tuesday they have been informed that the FBI is investigating them.

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Latin Times

Trump Rejects Seeking Declaration Of War From Congress For Military Campaign In The Caribbean: 'We're Just Going To Kill People Bringing Drugs'

President Donald Trump rejected seeking a declaration of war from Congress for his administration's military campaign against alleged drug boats in the region and against the Venezuelan regime

The Independent UK

‘You have to make examples’: Jesse Watters praises Pentagon’s investigation into Mark Kelly

‘You can’t have the deep state interfering with a duly elected presidency and get away with it,’ the FOX News host added.

We Got This Covered

Trump posts threatening message about 6 lawmakers who said something he didn’t like. Now one targeted senator is speaking out

Threats have no place in politics.

The Mary Sue

Donald Trump’s spiraling again — 21 posts demanding Democrats be hanged for upholding the law

On Nov. 18, six Democratic lawmakers came together to encourage the U.S. military and intelligence community to remain faithful to the Constitution, and only the Constitution. The second part is what drove Donald Trump off the edge, and he took it all out on Truth Social.

Axios

Sen. Mark Kelly facing military investigation after clashing with Trump

A statement from the Pentagon said all service members have a "legal obligation" to "obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful."

Roll Call

Pentagon to review ‘allegations of misconduct’ against Kelly - Roll Call

The Defense Department said it was investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a video urging troops to disobey “unlawful orders.”

Benzinga

JD Vance Says If Trump Hasn't Issued Unlawful Orders Then Members Of Congress Telling Military To Defy Them Is 'Definition Illegal'

Vice President JD Vance escalated attacks on six Democrats who warned troops about illegal orders as President Donald Trump pushed sedition claims and courts struck down parts of his National Guard deployments.

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