Federal appeals court skeptical of Hegseth Pentagon bid to punish Mark Kelly

A federal appeals court panel on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Department of Defense’s efforts to censure Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and lower his retirement rank over his role in a controversial video.   A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sharply questioned the Pentagon over its assertion that Kelly, a retired Navy captain, is subject to military…