Mark Kelly fires back at Hegseth’s rank threats, vows to fight Pentagon retaliation

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) unleashed a blistering response after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to censure him and initiate proceedings that could strip him of his retired Navy rank and cut his military pension, a rare and politically charged escalation tied to a video Kelly made urging service members not to follow unlawful orders. Kelly denounced Hegseth’s actions as “outrageous” and “un-American,” saying decades of military service—including combat missions and space flights—earned him his...