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Kelly, a retired Navy captain, was one of six Democratic lawmakers who posted a video last week to remind members of the military and intelligence community that they do not need to obey illegal orders. Trump lashed out at those Democrats at the time, calling for their arrests and labeling them as “traitors.”

The Pentagon said on Monday that it is investigating Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, one of six Democratic lawmakers who made a video posted to social media last week reminding active duty service members that they can refuse to follow illegal orders. In a statement, the Pentagon said that Kelly, a retired Navy pilot, could be recalled to active duty for “court-martial proceedings” or other measures related to his alleged misconduct.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined their colleagues in urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision delaying cleanups of toxic chemicals at hundreds of military installations in Oregon and nationwide. The senators also sought protections for military families and nearby communities from contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the affected sites.

Why is that legal opinion classified in the first place? A group of mostly Democratic senators is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to declassify and release the legal opinion underpinning the Trump administration’s airstrikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.” The Pentagon’s statement, posted on social media, cited a federal law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other measures. Can military personnel refuse to obey illegal orders?

Two key Senate Democrats have launched an inquiry after a ProPublica investigation revealed this week that a White House official had intervened on behalf of his former legal clients — pro-Trump influencer Andrew Tate and his brother — during a federal investigation.

My one suggestion is that now that it is coming out that servicemembers are contacting there representative, that the congressmen seek out legal council as backup... On "This Week," Slotkin said the lawmakers put out the video because officers had approached them directly with concerns. "You don't have to take my word for it. We've had report after report of legal officer, JAG officers, coming forward and saying, 'Look, I push back on this. I'm not sure that this is legal,'" Slotkin said. "There is such things as illegal orders. That's why it's in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Going back to Nuremberg, right? And it's just a -- it's a totally benign statement. And if the president is concerned about it, then he should stay deeply within the law."

Elon Musk’s social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency—and unwittingly revealed that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors. The new “About This Account” feature, which became available to X users on Friday, allows others to see where an account is based, when they joined the platform, how often they have changed their username, and how they downloaded the X app.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments, showed officials how to protect polling places from attacks and gamed out how to respond to the unexpected, such as an Election Day bomb threat or sudden disinformation campaign

One Monday in mid-October, after a year in US immigration detention, officers arrived unannounced at Majid's cell in Texas. They told him simply to "pack up" - that he was being moved - even though an immigration judge had already granted him protection from removal five months ago. Shackled at the wrists, waist and ankles, he was driven through the night to a military airfield in Louisiana. Majid - not his real name - had fled Iran for the US in October 2024, after repeated detentions and alleged torture, first because of his involvement in the Mahsa Amini protests, and later because of his conversion to Christianity.

Legal experts and White House critics are worried the Justice Department (DOJ) could become a piggy bank for those with grievances as President Trump and a number of his allies pursue million-dollar settlement claims. While Trump’s push for $230 million in compensation for two probes into his conduct would be the most lucrative of the suits, others in his orbit are also seeking millions from the DOJ.

Wasted taxpayer funded resources... The two agents, members of a specialized unit trained to storm barricaded buildings and rescue hostages, had been sent there on Mr. Patel’s orders. But seeing that the event at the Georgia World Congress Center had been secured, and that Ms. Wilkins was in no apparent danger, they left before the event was over, according to six people with knowledge of the incident.

The U.S. is drafting a proposal that includes weighing possible military engagement in Nigeria, a senior State Department official said this week. The discussion comes weeks after President Donald Trump threatened military action in Africa’s most populous country over the alleged persecution of Christians by Islamic insurgent groups.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — American senators panned a U.S. peace proposal on Ukraine at an international security conference Saturday, with one calling it one of the most serious geopolitical mistakes of his lifetime. The 28-point peace plan was crafted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and the Kremlin without Ukraine’s involvement. It acquiesces to many Russian demands that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has categorically rejected on dozens of occasions, including giving up large pieces of territory.

But the law is complicated — each of those groups falls into different categories when it comes to the UCMJ and military justice might not apply in many cases. The trickiest is retirees.

I truly hope all the real crimes trump has committed catch up with him... Yes, but: Members of the military "have the right, and in some cases have the duty, to refuse illegal orders," according to the National Lawyers Guild Military Law Task Force. National Lawyers Guild Military Law Task Force

I believe this is the same place where the Navy wife was kidnapped by ICE. May God bless the protesters... SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — About 80 people spent their Thursday morning protesting the immigration arrests and apprehensions that are taking place inside San Diego’s Federal Courthouse and other U.S. government facilities in the area. They expressed concern with people being “blindsided” as they show up for appointments to renew visas, secure resident status and other matters.

And this is what I don't get. A rich billionaire who has no connection to common folks, who lies, breaks the law, tramples people's rights and uses his position to make more money off the government. And people still follow him like sheep... When I was a MAGA believer, I told myself I was fighting for freedom. I was certain we needed a revolution to tear down our established political order. It took me years to realize what I was really after: a sense of belonging. Just like their liberal and moderate compatriots, most people inside the MAGA community sense that something in the country is amiss. Once you’ve built your identity around a cause, however, it’s painful to admit that identity may be based on falsehoods. Leaving doesn’t just mean changing your mind — it means losing your community, your purpose and the feeling that you matter.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — An active duty Navy sailor in San Diego is in disbelief after Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained his wife during what was supposed to be a routine green card interview. Thomas McCarthy said his wife Jessica's interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was almost over when ICE agents entered the room and detained her for overstaying her visa.

Michigan State Police responded to a bomb threat at the home of Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., a spokesperson from her office said in a statement on Friday. The threat comes after President Donald Trump accused her and other Democratic lawmakers of "seditious behavior" that was "punishable by death."

Courthouse security had noticed someone taking photos of the intern from outside the courthouse earlier that day. The individual, when approached, identified himself as an ICE agent before he was told to stop taking pictures. The intern, unsettled by the federal agents stalking him, was offered a ride home by Superior Court Judge Joseph McBurney. However, ICE agents surrounded the judge’s car and threatened to smash its windows if they did not exit the vehicle.

As of Friday, the strike group was operating near the salvage site of two U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN-68) that crashed last month in the South China Sea. Navy salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) is searching for an F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter that crashed within half an hour of each other, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News.

The Epstein files—the government’s data and physical evidence related to the Epstein investigation—have everyone all fired up, including Epstein’s brother, Mark. On Tuesday, right before the House and Senate passed a bill to compel the Department of Justice to release the cache, Mark Epstein claimed in an interview with NewsNation that the head of the FBI, Kash Patel, was leading a “coverup” of the Epstein files. He added that a “pretty good source” told him the files were being scrubbed of any “Republican names” in “Winchester”—the Virginia city where the FBI’s main records-processing facility is located.

Unlawful orders have come up many times in U.S. military courts over the decades, with prosecutors pushing back against the "Nuremberg defense," a reference to the Nuremberg trials after World War II, in which several Nazis unsuccessfully defended their actions by claiming they they were following orders from their superiors.