News Wrap: Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Kelly
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🗓️ 12 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Today's other headlines, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from punishing Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. |
| 0:11.5 | District Judge Richard Leon ruled that officials violated Kelly's rights and, quote, threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees. |
| 0:19.9 | The retired Navy pilot sued the administration after he was censured last month and |
| 0:24.9 | threatened with a demotion and cut in retirement pay. |
| 0:28.0 | Speaking to reporters today, Kelly called the ruling a critical moment and lashed out at |
| 0:32.9 | President Trump. |
| 0:34.4 | However this thing ends, I'm going to stand up to him and stand up to this administration |
| 0:39.3 | because what they are doing is not right. |
| 0:42.3 | Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth says the Pentagon will appeal today's ruling. |
| 0:47.3 | It comes just days after a grand jury refused to indict Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers |
| 0:52.3 | over their appearance in the video. |
| 0:55.5 | Democrats on a U.S. Senate committee criticized this week's closure of the El Paso airspace, |
| 1:01.2 | saying real communication issues led to the unprecedented shutdown. |
| 1:05.5 | Yesterday's incident at El Paso reminds me of why this interagency coordination is so important. |
| 1:14.6 | Lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee pointed to a lack of communication between the FAA |
| 1:19.6 | and the Pentagon for the closure. At issue where Pentagon plans to test a laser to shoot down drones |
| 1:25.6 | used by Mexican drug cartels, it's believed the target turned out to be a laser to shoot down drones used by Mexican drug cartels. |
| 1:28.0 | It's believed the target turned out to be a party balloon. |
| 1:31.4 | The head of the NTSB also expressed her shock at the lack of coordination at today's hearing. |
| 1:37.1 | I will say there has been miscommunication or no communication between at least the Army and FAA for years. |
| 1:46.7 | The lack of communication even with a large agency, and between agencies is terrible. |
| 1:54.6 | I don't understand it. |
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