DOJ appeals ruling in Sen. Mark Kelly illegal orders case; Kelly vows: ‘I won’t back down’ • Kentucky Lantern

DOJ appeals ruling in Sen. Mark Kelly illegal orders case; Kelly vows: ‘I won’t back down’ • Kentucky Lantern

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly , D-Ariz., speaks on the failed grand jury indictment against him during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 11, 2026 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration must explain to a circuit court before the end of March exactly why it appealed a lower court’s ruling that allows Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly to keep his retirement rank and pay while a First Amen…