Military
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Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly
A federal judge agreed to temporarily block the Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
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Judge sees Hegseth bid to demote Sen. Mark Kelly as assault on free speech of veterans
At a hearing Tuesday, a federal judge cast Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to demote Sen. Mark Kelly in retirement as an unprecedented attack on the free speech rights of military veterans.
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Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional
Sen. Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders, claiming the Trump administration trampled on his constitutional rights to free speech.
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Arizonans react to the Pentagon’s latest move against Sen. Mark Kelly
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censured US Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona this week. Here’s how readers reacted.
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Readers chime in: What do you think of the Pentagon investigating Sen. Mark Kelly?
The Pentagon is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over a video he participated in that encouraged US troops to defy “illegal orders.” Here’s what our readers think about it.
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Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’
The Pentagon announced Monday it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for troops to defy “illegal orders.”
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Trump wants sedition trial of Sen. Kelly, other vets who urged defiance of illegal orders
President Trump called US Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona and five other Democrats “traitors” who should face trial for sedition—a crime punishable by death.
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Furloughs at Arizona’s biggest Army post mean widespread pain in Sierra Vista
With the government shutdown in its fourth week and thousands of civilian federal workers furloughed, the lunch rush at 143 Street Tacos, less than a mile from the Fort Huachuca gate, has slowed to a trickle.
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Gallego denounces Trump’s call to use US cities as ‘training grounds for our military’
Sen. Gallego criticized President Trump’s suggestion that the military use American cities as “training grounds,” calling the idea dangerous and unconstitutional.
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Army control of border buffer zone may funnel migrants to tribal land in Arizona
Migrant advocates fear that by sealing hundreds of miles of border in the Southwest, US troops will effectively funnel migrants to far more dangerous crossing points.
