A federal judge temporarily blocked the punishment against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over a video directing U.S. military members to refuse unlawful orders from the administration.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Thursday that Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights were violated by Pentagon officials. He went on to say the punishment had "threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees."'This will be immediately appealed. Sedition is sedition, "Captain."'Kelly and five other Democratic members of Congress published a video in Nov. 2025 addressed to members of the military to remind them that they were not bound to obey orders that were unlawful.The administration accused them of suggesting that the military should disobey any order from the administration, which would be treasonous. Hegseth said in a statement that the "reckless and seditious video" was "clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline." "The traitors that told the military to disobey my orders should be in jail right now, not roaming the fake news networks trying to explain what they said was OK," President Donald Trump responded at the time. "It was sedition at the highest level, and sedition is a major crime. There can be no other interpretation of what they said!"Kelly posted about Thursday's ruling from his social media account."Today a federal court made clear Pete Hegseth violated the Constitution when he tried to punish me for something I said," he wrote."This is a critical moment to show this administration they can't keep undermining Americans' rights," he added. "I also know this might not be over yet, because Trump and Hegseth can't admit when they are wrong."Hegseth responded to the ruling on social media."This will be immediately appealed. Sedition is sedition, 'Captain,'" he wrote.RELATED: Nancy Pelosi outraged after Defense Sec. Hegseth orders removal of gay icon's name from naval ship Kelly responded by citing the conclusion from the judge's ruling."Rather than trying to shrink the First Amendment liberties of retired servicemembers, Secretary Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired servicemembers have brought to public discussions and debate on military matters in our Nation over the past 250 years," the passage reads. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

An online feud broke out between Cardi B and the Department of Homeland Security after she jokingly threatened federal officers during her concert in California.The rapper had her Mexican fans cheer at the concert in Palm Desert before promising to "jump" Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents if they tried to detain her fans at the show.'I've got some bear mace in the back! They ain't taking my fans, b***h!'"Bitch, if ICE comes in here, we gon' jump they asses!" she said to the crowd, who responded with loud cheers."I've got some bear mace in the back! They ain't taking my fans, bitch!" she added.Video of her comments was posted by TMZ before the official account for DHS fired back at the rapper."As long as she doesn't drug and rob our agents, we'll consider that an improvement over her past behavior," the agency wrote.The rapper previously divulged that she drugged men in order to rob them when she previously worked as a stripper.Cardi B then responded right back at DHS and the Trump administration over the release of the Epstein files."If we talking about drugs let's talk about Epstein and friends drugging underage girls to rape them. Why yall don't wanna talk about the Epstein files?" she posted.RELATED: Cardi B calls America 'ghetto' and complains about JD Vance in rant praising Saudi Arabia The Department of Justice released millions of pages from the Epstein files, but Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has claimed that names of co-conspirators were improperly redacted. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) also claimed that the redacted files contain a million mentions of President Donald Trump.Cardi B was previously praised by those on the right for demanding to know what the U.S. government does with the 40% in taxes that she pays. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

The NFL may be touting Super Bowl LX as another ratings success, but BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock believes the fine print tells a very different story.“The ratings dropped for the Super Bowl and for Bad Bunny, and they got to spin it in some sort of way,” he says, though he notes there is “no positive spin on what just happened.”“The viewership’s down 2% to 124 million,” Whitlock points out.“If you read the fine print of the stories that are coming out and trying to spin these Super Bowl ratings, it actually tells the real story,” he explains, before reading an excerpt from a Front Office Sports report.“Notably, this was also the first Super Bowl with Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel measurement process. The methodology, first introduced last September, brings in millions of additional data points from set-top boxes and smart TVs. That expanded view of the market has helped produce viewership gains across much of live sports, and particularly pro and college football — but not with the Super Bowl,” the article reads.“What that means is since September, when we rigged up this new accounting system at Nielsen that counts all of these extra people, we’ve boosted up the TV ratings for football. And since September, everybody in live sports has been benefiting from this new calculation and new system that keeps producing these record ratings,” Whitlock explains.“They had a system in place designed to boost the ratings of the Super Bowl and didn’t boost the ratings of the Super Bowl. That’s an indicator. That’s an indicator that the NFL and the Super Bowl are losing their grip. They’ve become too arrogant,” he continues.Whitlock believes that the drop in ratings means that “people are finally starting to wake up to the diminished content.”“They’re producing more content, and they’re giving us more content, but the content is no good,” he adds.Want more from Jason Whitlock?To enjoy more fearless conversations at the crossroads of culture, faith, sports, and comedy with Jason Whitlock, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is urging Georgia law enforcement officials not to release an illegal alien charged with sexual crimes against a child, according to a Department of Homeland Security press release exclusively obtained by Blaze News.Juan Carlos Salvador Diaz, 29, was accused of sexual battery against a 10-year-old girl on August 1, 2025, and on December 1, 2023. Salvador Diaz allegedly committed these crimes at a Marietta apartment complex.'We need cooperation from state and local authorities to return these types of sickos over to us, so we can get them OUT of our country before they victimize more Americans.'Local authorities arrested him on January 30, and he is facing two counts of aggravated sexual battery.Salvador Diaz is currently being held without bond. The DHS reported that the Honduran national illegally entered the U.S. in 2019. The day after his arrest, ICE lodged an arrest detainer with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office.RELATED: 'Not true': Chicago Mayor Johnson's ICE order has his own prosecutors up in arms Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesICE is urging the Cobb County Sheriff's Office not to release Salvador Diaz from its jail without first notifying the federal immigration agency. "This monster sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl. We are now asking Georgia authorities to commit to honoring the ICE arrest detainer to ensure this pedophile is not released and able to prey on more innocent children," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement provided to Blaze News. "We need cooperation from state and local authorities to return these types of sickos over to us, so we can get them OUT of our country before they victimize more Americans." RELATED: Sanctuary city official cries ‘abduction’ when ICE arrests alleged drug trafficker — DHS fires back Photo by Jim Watson - Pool/Getty ImagesThe Cobb County Sheriff's Office's website acknowledges that the DHS has a detainer against Salvador Diaz. In January 2021, then-newly elected Sheriff Craig Owens terminated the sheriff's office's participation in ICE's 287(g) Program, which allowed local law enforcement to identify and process immigration violators in its correctional facilities.However, in 2024, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed HB 1105 into law, which requires "any custodial authority" to "comply with, honor, and fulfill any request made in the immigration detainer notice."The Cobb County Sheriff's Office did not respond to a request for comment.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!