Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, Hegseth over bid to censure, decrease senator’s retirement rank

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) filed a lawsuit towards Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday over efforts to censure the senator and decrease his retirement rank after he participated in a video calling on service members to reject illegal orders. Kelly argues the Pentagon’s bid to scale back his retirement rank and army pension would “trample on protections” the Structure lays out for legislative independence, contending the manager department has by no means […]