Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to complete a review into what he calls "potentially unlawful comments" made by Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, setting a new deadline of December 10.

Newsweek reached out to Kelly's office via email on Tuesday for additional comment.

Why It Matters

The Pentagon's investigation into Senator Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, has drawn national scrutiny and debate about military law, legislative independence, and partisan tensions under President Donald Trump's administration.

The case could test longstanding boundaries between the executive and legislative branches and the Pentagon's traditionally apolitical role.

Kelly and other Democratic lawmakers appeared in a recent video urging U.S. troops and the intelligence communi

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