GOP House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort
- 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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Portland Press HeraldPingree, Golden vote with fellow Democrats as House Republicans stifle Hegseth impeachment
Republicans effectively halted the impeachment push by voting to send it back to committee Tuesday, but with Democrats set to take control of the House and Senate next year, it may only delay the effort.
US House blocks impeachment bid against Pete Hegseth; Trump says Democrats move ‘Miserably failed’
The Republican-led US House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 10) effectively blocked an attempt to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth by voting to refer all eight articles of impeachment against him to the House Judiciary Committee. The House voted 211-204 in favour of referring the resolution to the committee, a move expected to stall the proceedings and potentially leave the matter pending until the new Congress takes over in Jan…
The initiative promoted by Republican Thomas Massie included eight charges against the Pentagon chief, including the execution of military operations without Congressional authorization and actions in Yemen and Venezuela.
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