The Pentagon suggests it could recall U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly to active military duty for appearing in a video urging troops to defy “illegal orders.”

Kelly, a former Navy fighter pilot who later became a NASA astronaut, retired at the rank of captain. It is highly unusual for the Pentagon—long known for publicly avoiding partisan disputes before the second Trump administration—to signal possible legal action toward a sitting member of Congress.

The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders.

The Pentagon said it is reviewing whether Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, broke military law by urging troops to refuse unlawful orders.

The Pentagon opened a highly unusual investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which the retired Navy captain urged troops to reject illegal orders. Kelly said he won't be bullied into silence.

"I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies," Kelly said, after the Pentagon said it was investigatng his role in urging military members to resist “illegal orders."

Sen. Ruben Gallego on Monday launched an expletive-ridden response to news that the Pentagon is investigating fellow Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly after he and other Democratic lawmakers

Arizona lawmakers are reacting to the news of the Pentagon stating it's investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for possible breaches of military law. This statement comes

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 23, 2025.