Federal judge blocks Sen. Mark Kelly’s demotion

A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from downgrading the military retirement rank and pay of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video he and five other Democrats recorded last year that reminded service members they can refuse to follow illegal orders. Scott MacFarlane has more. Original CBS News Link

White House Signed Off on Ouster of Religious Liberty Commissioner Who Used Hearing to Bash Israel

Carrie Prejean Boller has suggested the commissioner’s chairman, Texas LG Dan Patrick, did not have the authority to dismiss her Carrie Prejean Boller (X), President Donald Trump (Getty Images) The White House signed off on the dismissal of Carrie Prejean Boller, a member of its Religious Liberty Commission who hijacked a hearing on Monday to

Bipartisan congressional delegation saves US-Mexico joint military exercise

Bipartisan congressional pressure helped push Mexico’s legislature to approve a joint military exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries, according to two people familiar with a U.S. delegation to the country. The U.S. and Mexico had been considering a joint exercise for which 19 U.S. Marines would train with the Mexican Navy in the city