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Panicked Pentagon Pete Picks New Fight With His Nemesis
May 11, 2026
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Kevin Lamarque / Kevin Lamarque/ReutersAn increasingly desperate Pete Hegseth threatened fresh legal action against a Democratic senator for his criticism of Donald Trump’s war on Iran.The defense secretary’s campaign against Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona was dealt a blow on Thursday, when a federal appeals court signaled that it would not support his effort to punish Kelly over a video in which he and other lawmakers told servicemembers they could refuse illegal orders.
In February, another court blocked his attempt to censure and demote the 62-year-old senator, who flew 39 combat missions over Iraq during the Gulf War before serving as a NASA astronaut.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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