Pete Hegseth and the Department of War

Pentagon moves to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay as punishment over ‘illegal orders’ video (January 5, 2026)

Sen. Mark Kelly fires back after Hegseth threatens his rank and retirement pay (January 5, 2026)

Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after Democrats’ video urging troops to resist unlawful orders (January 5, 2026)

Mark Kelly Hits Defense Secretary Hegseth With Major Lawsuit (January 12, 2026)

Senator Mark Kelly files lawsuit alleging Hegseth violated his rights with push for punishment over illegal orders video (January 12, 2026)

We’re Now in the Sopranos Stage of Imperialism (January 17, 2026)

Judge says Pete Hegseth is unlawfully retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video (February 12, 2026)

Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers (March 27, 2026)

DOD: We’ll Take Anyone for This War. Well, as Long as You’re Not … (March 27, 2026)

Does God want America to kill as many of our enemies as we can—in as violent a fashion as possible? We have a defense secretary who apparently thinks so. (March 30, 2026)

Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack (March 30, 2026)

Prediction markets, pardons spark questions over who's profiting from Trump's presidency (March 31, 2026)

Is Pete Hegseth Killing Iranians to Get Rich? (March 31, 2026)