On his way to an Armed Services Committee hearing on April 30, 2026, Senator Mark Kelly passed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a Capitol hallway. The two men were moving in different directions without looking at each other, and a photographer caught the moment. It was the type of picture that gradually gains significance. By then, Hegseth’s attempt to demote Kelly due to a video had already drawn criticism from a federal appeals court. Hegset…
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