U.S. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona has vowed to challenge administrative action initiated by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who has accused the retired Navy captain of “seditious statements” and moved to review his military rank and retirement benefits. The dispute, reported by NPR, has sparked renewed debate over free speech, civil-military relations, and the…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing intensifying scrutiny after a bombshell Washington Post investigation alleged that he directly ordered U.S. forces to kill everyone on board a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean — an operation former military lawyers say constitutes murder, war crimes, or both. According to The Washington Post, the September mission involved…