On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a letter of censure to Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired Navy captain, ...

The controversy surrounding a viral video of Democratic lawmakers urging U.S. service members to "refuse illegal orders" deepened this week as Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., came under Pentagon ...

The Pentagon is moving to demote Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired captain in the U.S. Navy, over his participation in a video ...

Senator Mark Kelly sits at an unusual point where civilian office and military law intersect. His appearance in a recent video urging U.S. service members to refuse “illegal orders” prompted the ...

A group of six Democratic lawmakers with military or national security backgrounds released a video in November 2025 urging U.S. service members and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders.