GOP House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort
The 211-204 vote sent eight articles back to committee, ending the impeachment push and giving Hegseth a reprieve before Democrats take control.
- On Tuesday, the House voted 211 to 204 to refer an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively blocking the effort led by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie.
- Massie filed eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of waging unauthorized war in Iran, ignoring laws to minimize civilian casualties, and directing "extrajudicial killings" in counternarcotics operations off Venezuela.
- Eleven Democrats skipped the vote, providing enough numbers to have flipped the outcome had they attended, while Massie stood as the only Republican voting against shelving the measure.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declared "Hegseth has got to go," yet President Donald Trump continues to "stand by" his Pentagon chief despite calling him "one of the guys most responsible" for election losses.
- Democrats could potentially renew impeachment efforts when they assume control of Congress in January, as Republicans shielded Hegseth following voter discontent about the Iran war that cost them midterm seats.
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US House blocks bid to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort on Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarizing Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.
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The Republican-led US House of Representatives moved on Tuesday to effectively block an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, buying more time for the polarizing Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.
Republicans turn back effort to impeach Hegseth
WASHINGTON — House Republicans banded together on Tuesday to shelve an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, shielding him from a damaging rebuke and a potential ouster after their party suffered crippling losses in an election that turned on voters’ discontent about the Iran war.
The impeachment proceedings against U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth have for the time being failed. Republicans in the House of Representatives voted almost completely against the advance of Republican MP Massie, who was supported by the Democrats.
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