Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on Tuesday called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's investigation into him a "bunch of bull****" and said he believes it's about sending a message to retired service members not to speak out against the president. "This is very performative for him," Kelly told reporters about the investigation.

The Pentagon did not conduct a routine investigation into the impact of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of sensitive military information in a group chat on Signal earlier this year and whether it damaged national security – in part because Hegseth never authorized it,

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he has issued a directive aimed at reforming the military’s Chaplain Corps.

If adopted, the changes would see through Hegseth’s pledge to disrupt the status quo and slash the number of four-star generals.