Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a rare boost last week to a bipartisan bill that key Republicans, including the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), have opposed over cost concerns. The legislation, named after Major Richard Star, would provide about 54,000 combat-injured, medically retired service members retirement pay and Veterans Affairs (VA) disability [...]
The 38-year-old, if convicted, stands to lose any potential retirement pay and spend years in prison.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a lawsuit brought by Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over alleged retaliation for political speech stemming from Kelly’s appearance in a video alongside other Democrat lawmakers, where they encouraged military service members to reject “illegal orders.”WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sen. […] The post Judge Grants Mark Kelly Preliminary Injunction Against Department of War in ‘Seditious’ Video Case. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a lawsuit brought by Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) over alleged retaliation for political speech stemming from Kelly’s appearance in a video alongside other Democrat lawmakers, where they encouraged military service members to reject “illegal orders.” WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sen. Mark Kelly, Sec. Pete Hegseth, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon, and federal prosecutors. WHEN & WHERE: The injunction was issued on February 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C., following Kelly’s January lawsuit. KEY QUOTE: “This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have trampled on Senator Kelly’s First Amendment freedoms,”…Open