(L) US Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, exits the Senate subway on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 6, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 22: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship during a statement to the media at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on December 22, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump announced the new class of ship will become the centerpiece of his “Golden Fleet” program to rebuild and strengthen the U.S. shipbuilding industry. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Hegseth censures Democrat Sen. Kelly, citing reckless misconduct following release of ‘seditious video’

Amid a months-long feud between the Pentagon and Capitol Hill Democrats, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he has formally censured Arizona Democrat Senator Mark Kelly — initiating administrative proceedings that could strip the retired Navy captain of his rank and a portion of his military pension.

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(Background) A protester holds an sign as she marches through frigid conditions, with temperatures near 10 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 12 Celsius), in a neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on December 20, 2025, where many Somali, Latino and Hispanic immigrants live and work, during the "MN Love Our Immigrant Neighbors - ICE Out of MN!" rally calling for the removal of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Minnesota. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Google street view of Hilton-owned Inn.

DHS: Hilton Hotels have engaged in ‘coordinated campaign in Minneapolis to refuse service to DHS law enforcement’

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) publicly accused Hilton Hotels of engaging in a “coordinated campaign” to refuse service to DHS law enforcement officers, specifically by canceling hotel reservations in the Minneapolis area that were booked using official government emails.

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