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Veterans flood Democrat’s office with supportive calls as backlash grows over ‘illegal orders’ video
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A Democratic congresswoman and former Air Force captain who joined five other lawmakers in a viral video advising service members they could refuse illegal orders from a president shared a slew of voicemails backing her stance.
The video released by six Democrat lawmakers who are veterans drew sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump, who called them «traitors,» and War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who asked Navy Secretary John Phelan to formally review one senator’s comments in the clip.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, who represents Chester County and Reading, shared a mashup of numerous messages praising her and her colleagues for «standing up» for military members at what the lawmakers involved said was a tenuous time to be serving the public.
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Gov-elects Mikie Sherill and Abigail Spanberger take a selfie with Rep. Christina Houlahan. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Several callers were not constituents, including veterans from as far away as Fairbanks, Alaska. Others said they hailed from Philadelphia, Reading, West Chester, Phoenixville and Berwyn, Pennsylvania, along with Baltimore, Maryland; Carlsbad, California; and beyond.
They identified themselves by their military record as well, including Marine vets, infantry vets, a wounded warrior, a Gulf War vet and descendants of World War I, World War II, Vietnam and Korea.
«I am not a constituent,» one said. «I am a veteran.»
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«Thank you for standing firmly with our service members,» another said.
«I just want to tell her I appreciate her comments, and they’re right,» a third caller said.
Addressing the video’s quotes directly, another veteran expressed gratitude that Houlahan was «letting them know it’s OK to question orders that seem wrong or illegal.»
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Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., is interrupted by Capitol Police while questioning Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., during a House Republican news conference. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«I’m with you. I’m behind you.»
«You have support and gratitude from citizens across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Thank you. That’s all I can tell you. Thank you very much. You’re making the commonwealth very proud. I am so proud of all six of you for making that video,» several callers added in an edited, composite excerpt.
«I will continue to speak up for you because you continue to speak up to me,» another told Houlahan.
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In response, the White House said Democrats like Houlahan were unable to list any examples of unlawful orders given by Trump or the Pentagon when they were asked.
«Because there have been none,» said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
«It should deeply concern all Americans that elected Democrats are publicly urging the military to openly defy the chain-of-command and the commander in chief’s lawful orders to subvert the will of the American people,» she said.
On Tuesday, Houlahan said the FBI reached out to the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms, who maintain order in the Capitol galleries, requesting interviews with lawmakers in the video.
«President Trump is using the FBI as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress,» Houlahan said.
«No amount of intimidation or harassment will ever stop us from doing our jobs and honoring our Constitution.»
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«We will never be bullied. We will never give up the ship,» she said, quoting a line from the video spoken by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.
The most prominent lawmaker in the video, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., has since been subject to an impending investigation by the Pentagon, according to documents.
Kelly, a retired Navy combat pilot and astronaut, is in the distinct category of «retired» — requiring 20 years of service — rather than «former,» a status that allows the Pentagon to recall him for disciplinary action that could include loss of rank or other penalties.
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Hegseth branded Houlahan, Kelly and the others the «Seditious Six,» and his office released a statement saying that all «service members are reminded that they have a legal obligation under the UCMJ to obey lawful orders and that orders are presumed to be lawful.»
«A service member’s personal philosophy does not justify or excuse the disobedience of an otherwise lawful order,» the War Department said.
Houlahan spent two years on active duty in the Air Force from 1989-1991 and the rest of her career in the Reserves until separating in 2004.
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Her father was a Naval aviator and she was born at the Naval Air Station Patuxent base in St. Mary’s, Maryland.
Five of the six lawmakers in the video also reportedly received bomb threats to their offices since the release of the video.
Slotkin, Houlahan and Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., received threats to their Capitol Hill offices, while Rep. Maggie Goodlander, the wife of Obama National Security Adviser Jacob Sullivan, was subject to a bomb threat at her local office in Concord, New Hampshire, according to Newsweek.
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Sistema de agua en ciudad de Panamá vuelve a operar al 100% tras falla en principal potabilizadora
Después de cuatro días de operar al 90% de su capacidad, la planta potabilizadora Federico Guardia Conte de Chilibre volvió a funcionar al 100%, tras completarse los trabajos de reparación e instalación del motor de una de las bombas de la estación de bombeo de agua tratada.
La recuperación de esta infraestructura, la más importante del país para el abastecimiento de agua potable, permite empezar a normalizar el suministro en la ciudad de Panamá y San Miguelito, dos de las zonas más afectadas por la reducción temporal de operaciones.
El restablecimiento llega antes de lo previsto. Cuando se detectó la falla mecánica, las autoridades habían estimado que las labores podrían tomar alrededor de seis días, pero el trabajo técnico concluyó en un plazo menor.
Durante ese período, la planta se mantuvo en funcionamiento parcial, lo que obligó a operar con menor margen en la red de distribución y a advertir sobre posibles interrupciones o variaciones del servicio, sobre todo en los sectores altos y alejados.
La pieza intervenida era clave para sostener la presión y la salida de agua tratada hacia la red. Por eso, aunque la potabilizadora no dejó de producir, la reducción al 90% tuvo efectos inmediatos en el sistema.
En este tipo de eventos, las primeras zonas en resentir el impacto suelen ser las comunidades con menor presión natural o ubicadas en puntos más distantes, donde cualquier merma en la capacidad de bombeo se traduce con rapidez en baja presión, intermitencia o ausencia temporal del suministro.
El comunicado oficial informa que la recuperación al 100% fue posible luego de culminar con éxito la reparación y la instalación del motor, en una jornada extendida que concluyó en horas de la madrugada.
A partir de allí, el restablecimiento del servicio empezó de forma progresiva, especialmente en los puntos altos y alejados de Panamá y San Miguelito que pudieron verse afectados mientras se ejecutaban las labores.
Las autoridades también insistieron en el llamado a usar el agua con moderación para acelerar la recuperación plena del sistema.
La contingencia, además, volvió a dejar en evidencia que la operación de Chilibre sigue dependiendo de equipos críticos cuya falla repercute de inmediato sobre una parte importante del país.
Cuando se anunció el daño, también se explicó que estaba en marcha el proceso para reemplazar cuatro motores en la estación de bombeo, equipos que ya habían sido adquiridos y estaban pendientes de entrega por parte del proveedor. Es decir, la reparación que permitió salir de la emergencia no elimina un problema más amplio de renovación de componentes.
Ese dato es importante porque la avería actual no fue presentada como un episodio aislado. Ya antes la planta había operado con capacidad reducida por fallas similares y, en noviembre del año pasado, una interrupción en el sistema eléctrico la dejó fuera de servicio por varias horas.
En una infraestructura que abastece a gran parte del área metropolitana, la repetición de incidentes mecánicos o eléctricos amplifica la preocupación sobre la estabilidad operativa de un sistema del que dependen miles de hogares.
La planta de Chilibre capta agua del Lago Alajuela y cumple una función estratégica dentro del esquema de distribución nacional. No se trata de una instalación secundaria ni de apoyo: es la principal fuente de agua potable para una enorme franja urbana.
Por eso, cada reducción en su capacidad se convierte en un asunto sensible, no solo por la cantidad de personas afectadas, sino porque cualquier demora en la reparación obliga a redistribuir presión y a administrar con más cuidado un recurso básico en una red ya exigida.
En esta ocasión, el mensaje oficial subraya que la detección rápida de la falla y la coordinación entre especialistas permitieron completar el trabajo antes del tiempo inicialmente proyectado. Ese resultado evita que la contingencia se prolongue durante casi una semana completa, como se había anticipado al inicio.
La normalización total del servicio, sin embargo, no siempre ocurre al mismo ritmo en todos los puntos de la red. Aunque la planta ya funciona a plena capacidad, el agua debe recuperar presión y niveles en el sistema para llegar con estabilidad a las áreas más comprometidas.
En los eventos anteriores, las autoridades ya habían advertido que las zonas más alejadas y elevadas suelen tardar más en volver a la normalidad, por lo que el regreso al 100% de operación no implica que todos los usuarios sientan el efecto de inmediato.
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‘No Kings’ calls itself leaderless, but its own internal documents tell a very different story
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«No Kings,» a decentralized protest movement that crystallized in opposition to President Donald Trump’s second term, will hold thousands of events on Saturday morning, according to Sarah Parker, an organizer for one of the events in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The protests mark the most recent development for the amorphous group, which has prompted similar events in the past.
«Tomorrow we’re going to have over 3,500 events across the country,» Parker said. «I think it’s important to be out in the streets at this moment in time to save our country. The events will be overwhelmingly peaceful, and there are going to be millions of Americans from different affiliations, different ages and different ethnic backgrounds coming together to be in community.»
Parker did not describe how «No Kings» works with local figures to organize events but said the protests aim to build on local displeasure with the administration.
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No Kings protesters, left, pictured alongside Sarah Parker, an organizer for a protest in Minnesota, right. ( Dong Xudong/Xinhua via Getty Images; Fox News Digital)
«I think this is organic. This is a people-powered movement. We have different local hosts that are volunteers who have stepped up to host an event in their areas, even in rural areas. We have hundreds of events in rural and deep-red states,» Parker said.
Unlike other organized organizations, «No Kings» is not a non-profit, a business, or a formal organization, making its structure a mystery. Because of its lack of centralization, it has little to no financial reporting requirements and no easily identifiable leadership.
«No Kings» first burst onto the scene through «No Kings Day» in June 2025, an event that, in the words of their website, inspired «a nationwide uprising 14 times larger than both of Trump’s inaugurations combined.»
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Almost a year later, the protests scheduled for Saturday hope to continue their opposition, touting opposition to Trump’s recent actions in Iran and debates over immigration enforcement.
«Masked secret police terrorizing our communities. An illegal, catastrophic war putting us in danger and driving up our costs. Attacks on our freedom of speech, our civil rights, our freedom to vote. Costs pushing families to the brink,» their website’s description reads.
President Donald Trump on July 28, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Despite Parker’s framing of a decentralized movement, No Kings provides a highly-structured document for organizers titled «March 28 Toolkit,» instructing viewers on how to recruit their own speakers, delegate roles, register their event and use No Kings branded media materials. It also lays out best practices for logistics as well as how to avoid permitting and insurance requirements for event-holders.
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Notably, the document also includes a «host hotline,» providing a number with a Maryland area code.
A map of events scheduled for Saturday shows organizational activity in the vast majority of urban centers across the country. Parker said that no one center will play a lead role, but that Minneapolis will act as a «flagship.»
Parker isn’t affiliated with No Kings directly. Instead, she described herself as a part of 50501 — another decentralized organization that partners with No Kings. She did not describe the nature of the partnership or how they interacted amid their similarly decentralized structures.
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Protesters gather in Washington, D.C., for the No Kings Day protest on October 18th, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Emma Woodhead)
Asked what 50501 meant, Parker said the name originally stood for «50 states, 50 capitols, one day.»
It, too, is not registered as a non-profit or business.
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When asked who should be listening to No Kings’ messaging, Parker said she believes its lawmakers that should pay attention.
«I think it’s for any elected official that is not listening to their constituents again. It should be a message for any, any elected officials, regardless of their political affiliation,» Parker said.
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