House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
- House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled scheduled votes on Wednesday, sending Members home early until after Election Day and cutting the legislative work week short.
- On Tuesday, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing unauthorized strikes in Iran that violated the War Powers Resolution.
- Massie's resolution lists 'high crimes and misdemeanors,' including an illegal campaign of extrajudicial killings that killed at least 230 people, while Johnson derided it as a 'publicity stunt.'
- Rep. Mike Levin claimed Johnson feared a successful impeachment vote, while Massie noted the cancellation hinders reaching 218 signatures on the Epstein Discharge Petition before Nov.
- Lawmakers will be away for more than six weeks, delaying legislative action on regulation and surveillance until the House returns, though Johnson stated he would recall the chamber on 48-hours' notice if the Senate advances key legislation.
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Speaker Johnson Cancels Thursday House Session, Pushing Hegseth Impeachment Vote Until After Midterms
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced he has canceled a planned House session for Thursday, sending lawmakers for an early seven-week recess and pushing back a vote to impeach US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth until after the midterm elections. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who introduced the resolution to impeach…
Speaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes Hegseth impeachment – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most productive Congress in decades. But not without a scathing rebuke from GOP Rep. Thomas Massie for all the unfinished business. Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary...
Speaker Johnson recesses the House early as Rep. Thomas Massie pushes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most productive Congress in decades. But not without a
Johnson Sends House Home, Blocks Massie Hegseth Impeachment
Speaker Mike Johnson cut the House session short and sent members home for a seven-week recess, a move that shelves a forced floor vote on Rep. Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth until after the November midterms. Johnson told reporters Wednesday that the early adjournment had nothing to do with the impeachment […]
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