WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats took to the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver impassioned speeches denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to impeach a group of lawmakers who last year encouraged members of the U.S. military to resist “illegal orders,” seeing the episode as a grim test for their chamber and the rule of law. “The fact … Read more
The US Navy has submitted its recommendations on potential punishments for Democratic Senator Mark Kelly over his participation in a video reminding US troops that they have a duty to refuse illegal orders, a Pentagon official told CNN on Thursday. Those recommendations have been submitted to the Pentagon’s Office of the Attorney General “where they … Read more
By Patricia Zengerle and Julia Harte WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Sunday unveiled an annual defense policy bill that would authorize a record $901 billion in national security spending next year, billions more than President Donald Trump’s request, and provide $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine. The massive 3,000-page bill includes … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military would have committed a crime if it killed the survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat, legal experts say. It doesn’t matter if the United States is in “armed conflict” with the drug cartels as the Trump administration asserts. Such a deadly second strike would violate peacetime … Read more
WASHINGTON – US Senator Mark Kelly alleged that President Donald Trump is sending a “message” that Americans cannot criticize their government – after the Pentagon last week opened an investigation into the Arizona Democrat that could include a recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings. “They’re trying to send a message to retired service members, … Read more
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) slammed President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday afternoon, saying they are trying to “intimidate” him by having the FBI interview him and five other Democratic lawmakers who have urged military members to “reject illegal orders.” Punchbowl News a journalist Andrew Desire reported that Kelly’s office had … Read more