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Park Staff Warned Against Reopening Grand Canyon Trail

Safety concerns clashed with political, economic pressure

(Newser) - Warnings from on-the-ground staff at Grand Canyon National Park collided with political and economic pressure months before August's deadly flash flood on the North Kaibab Trail, current and former officials say. Multiple park experts have urged that the fire-scarred trail stay shut for at least a year after the...

Trump Wants Carrier Towers Moved Toward the Middle

Redesign could cost billions, delay Ford-class program

(Newser) - President Trump's style preferences are rippling down to the blueprints of the Navy's newest aircraft carriers. The Washington Post reports that current and former officials said the service is studying whether to shift the towering command center on future Ford-class carriers toward the middle of the ship so...

Science-Focused PAC Pushes Mark Kelly for 2028

314 Action Fund likes the senator, a former astronaut

(Newser) - A group that recruits scientists to run for office has a 2028 wish list topped by a former astronaut: Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly. "If Mark Kelly ran, we'd be there day one," Joshua Morrow, president of the 314 Action Fund, tells Axios . The Politico Playbook describes the...

Dem Gov's Reelection Bid Said to Include GOP Running Mate

Arizona's Katie Hobbs is reported to be eyeing ex-Mesa Mayor John Giles to court moderates

(Newser) - Arizona's Democratic governor is poised to share the ballot with a Republican. Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to name John Giles, the former Republican mayor of Mesa, as her running mate for lieutenant governor, according to two sources said to be familiar with the decision, per the New York ...

Hegseth Pushes New Inquiry Into Mark Kelly

Defense chief alleges senator revealed classified details on depleted munitions

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is again pushing for an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly, this time over the Democrat's public warnings about shrinking US weapons stockpiles. Hegseth on Sunday accused Kelly of disclosing information from a classified Pentagon briefing when the Arizona senator told CBS' Face the Nation he...

Court Poised to Block Hegseth Punishment of Mark Kelly

Pentagon has been vying to discipline Dem senator for telling troops they can disobey illegal orders

(Newser) - A federal appeals court doesn't look inclined to let the Pentagon dock Mark Kelly for telling troops they don't have to obey unlawful commands. During arguments on Thursday, two of three judges on a panel for the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit signaled support for...

Hegseth Tries Again to Punish Mark Kelly

Defense chief appeals ruling blocking punishment over Kelly's troop remarks

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is escalating his clash with Sen. Mark Kelly, taking his bid to punish the Arizona Democrat to a federal appeals court, Politico reports. Hegseth is asking the DC Circuit to overturn a judge's order that temporarily blocked the Pentagon from demoting Kelly, a former Navy...

Kelly: 'Reckless' Trump 'Only Knows How to Break Things'

Arizona Democrat weighs 2028 bid amid clash with Trump administration

(Newser) - Mark Kelly is sounding a lot like a presidential candidate these days, talking up his qualifications in a new interview with the BBC . The Democratic senator said he will "seriously consider" a 2028 presidential run, framing the decision as a response to what he called "seriously challenging times....

Judge Blocks Hegseth on Mark Kelly, Quotes Dylan

Pentagon violated First Amendment rights of the former Navy captain and astronaut, says ruling

(Newser) - A federal judge just told the Pentagon it went too far in trying to punish Sen. Mark Kelly over a video urging troops not to follow unlawful orders. In a Thursday ruling, US District Judge Richard Leon halted efforts to formally censure the Arizona Democrat and reduce his retired Navy...

Grand Jury Refuses to Indict in 'Illegal Orders' Case: Source

Administration targeted lawmakers over video urging military members to resist 'illegal orders'

(Newser) - A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged US military members to resist "illegal orders," according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to the AP . The Justice Department opened an investigation into the...

Judge in Mark Kelly Case Seems Skeptical of Pentagon

Judge questions Pentagon's bid to punish senator over speech

(Newser) - A federal judge signaled Tuesday that the Pentagon may have overreached in its clash with Sen. Mark Kelly over his comments to US troops, CNN reports. At a hearing in Washington, DC, Senior US District Judge Richard Leon questioned the Trump administration's bid to punish Kelly, a retired Navy...

Mark Kelly's Greatest 'Obligation': Fighting Trump

Arizona senator weighs potential 2028 bid in response to 'unhinged' president

(Newser) - Ten days after suing the Pentagon , Sen. Mark Kelly says he's seriously considering whether to become the next Commander in Chief. In an interview with CNN published Wednesday, per the Hill , the Arizona Democrat and former astronaut said he's actively weighing a presidential run, while adding that the...

Mark Kelly Is Suing the Pentagon
Mark Kelly Is
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Jan 12, 2026 1:33 PM CST

Mark Kelly Is Suing the Pentagon

He slams Hegseth's 'unconstitutional crusade' against him

(Newser) - Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders. Kelly, a former astronaut and Navy pilot, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week, the AP reports. Hegseth announced last Monday that he censured...

Mark Kelly Responds After Hegseth's Censure

Senator is unrepentant over video message to troops

(Newser) - Sen. Mark Kelly is firing back aggressively at both defense chief Pete Hegseth and President Trump over the Pentagon's action against him . Soon after Hegseth censured Kelly and threatened to reduce his military retirement rank and pay because of a video message to troops , the Arizona Democrat declared that...

Pete Hegseth Censures Mark Kelly


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Jan 5, 2026 10:14 AM CST

Pete Hegseth Censures Mark Kelly

Could result in a demotion for retired Navy captain for telling troops they can disobey illegal orders

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker's participation in a video telling troops they have a right to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said that the censure was "a necessary process step"...

Hegseth Wears Thin on Congressional Republicans

Lawmakers express frustration with Pentagon secrecy over strikes

(Newser) - Republican lawmakers are expressing exasperation with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his management of the Pentagon—with some suggesting he may not be able to keep the job even if their investigations clear him in the fatal attack on apparent survivors of a US strike in the Caribbean. Their frustration...

Mark Kelly Rips Into 'Embarrassing' Hegseth

Senator likens defense chief to a boy playing Army

(Newser) - Sen. Mark Kelly laid into Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday amid the controversy over a lethal missile strike on a drug boat. The former Navy pilot, who was recently accused of sedition by President Trump for a video in which he urged service members to disobey illegal orders, likened...

FBI Asks to Interview 6 Lawmakers Over Video

Democrats reminded troops that they have a duty to refuse illegal orders

(Newser) - The FBI has asked to interview six Democratic lawmakers who told military personnel that they must refuse illegal orders. The lawmakers confirmed the FBI request to the Washington Post on Tuesday. The FBI request to schedule interviews comes after the Pentagon threatened to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty,...

Mark Kelly: Hegseth's Threat 'Almost Comical'

Democratic senator says the court-martial possibility makes no sense

(Newser) - Sen. Mark Kelly continues to push back after the Pentagon launched an investigation that could see the Arizona Democrat, a retired Navy captain, hauled back to active duty and court-martialed. "The whole thing is almost comical," the Arizona Democrat told Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, reports USA Today . "...

Kelly Responds to Pentagon's Court-Martial Threat

Senator says he won't be 'silenced by bullies'

(Newser) - Sen. Mark Kelly is pushing back against the Pentagon's threat of a possible court-martial . In a post on X , Kelly, a retired Navy captain and former astronaut, said he learned of the investigation via social media and dismissed it as an attempt to intimidate lawmakers.
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