Jan 5, 2026 · 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 …

Jan 5, 2026 · Hegseth issues letter of censure to Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders Politics Updated on Jan 5, 2026 12:17 PM EST — Published on Jan 5, 2026 10:17 AM EST

Dec 2, 2025 · Hegseth described the refusal of illegal commands as part of the military’s ethos — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.

6 days ago · Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says he's begun the process of reducing the retirement pay and rank of Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over a video Kelly did telling troops not …

Jan 5, 2026 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he’s censuring Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the former Navy pilot’s participation in a video that called on troops to resist …

Dec 10, 2025 · Resurfaced comments show Pete Hegseth once criticized Donald Trump's rhetoric about the military following potentially illegal orders. Hegseth, now Secretary of War, is …

Dec 3, 2025 · Hegseth has attacked six Democrats for a video they published last month. Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly appeared in the clip alongside Representatives Maggie …

Dec 8, 2025 · As a Fox News personality, Pete Hegseth repeatedly stressed that U.S. service members were duty-bound to resist unlawful orders from a potential President Donald Trump.

Dec 3, 2025 · U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio and other Democratic lawmakers under fire from the Trump administration for publishing a video saying service members are obligated to refuse illegal …

Dec 4, 2025 · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing heat over a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, said in 2016 that he believed in “consequences for abject war crimes.”