Hegseth has been outspoken about ridding the military of so-called 'woke' policies, including diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

Some salute defense secretary’s actions that he says will reawaken the military’s ‘warrior ethos’ — and others, not so much

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth unveiled an artificial intelligence strategy for the military, aiming to make the U.S. a global leader in AI and drones.

Pledging to “supercharge” innovation at the War Department, Hegseth said the Pentagon is “done running a peacetime science fair while our potential adversaries are running a wartime arms

Yet Mr. Hegseth seems to believe that any criticism of him or his department is an offense deserving of punishment. His attack on Mr. Kelly's right to speak freely is un-American and blatantly partisan — and, for good measure, wildly hypocritical, given that Mr. Hegseth is on record making similar statements about unlawful military orders.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is forgoing a promised court-martialing and taking a behind-closed-doors track to attempt to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). The administrative move — which seeks