House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House leaders cut the week short after a privileged impeachment resolution threatened to force a floor vote on Hegseth, lawmakers said.
- On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced members will head home early for a seven-week recess, effectively stalling an impeachment vote for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie.
- Massie filed articles accusing Hegseth of "high crimes and misdemeanors," citing his "waging the Iran war" without authorization and the "kidnapping of a sovereign foreign leader" in Venezuela to assert control over oil reserves.
- Invoking procedural rules to force a vote within 48 hours, Massie pressured leadership; Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Hegseth on Tuesday, arguing he "follows the law" and does not "just go off and do things."
- Democratic Representative Melanie Stansbury condemned the maneuver, writing on social media that "The Speaker has cancelled votes and is sending us home," claiming the only reason was avoiding impeachment proceedings.
- Lawmakers begin a seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterms, leaving the impeachment push unresolved until members return to Washington in November after the elections.
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Congress goes home after just 7 workdays since summer break ended — and won’t be back until after midterms
The House of Representatives is heading home a day early, canceling a planned day of session Thursday in a move that will help GOP leadership avoid a vote on whether to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Speaker Johnson sending House home early, staving off Hegseth impeachment vote over Iran war
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was widely condemned Wednesday after canceling all House votes for Thursday — which would have been the chamber’s “last day until after Election Day” — sparking accusations that the move was designed to dodge impeachment proceedings.“The Speaker has cancelled votes and is sending us home,” wrote Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) in a social media post on X. “And there is really only one reason — impeachment of [Defe…
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