House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
- On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday's votes, sending members home early for a seven-week recess and delaying Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Massie introduced a privileged resolution on Tuesday alleging Hegseth committed high crimes, including violating the War Powers Resolution by initiating an unauthorized war in Iran and ordering extrajudicial killings.
- During a lengthy floor speech, Massie read his 34-page resolution aloud while Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Hegseth, asserting he 'follows the law' and the DOJ ensures compliance with legal standards.
- Democratic leaders accused Speaker Johnson of avoiding accountability, while Johnson dismissed the impeachment effort as a 'publicity stunt' that would be tabled when the House returns from recess.
- The House of Representatives will remain on recess until after the November midterm elections, effectively freezing the legislative clock on the impeachment resolution until members return to Washington.
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“House Speaker Mike Johnson has sent lawmakers home until after the midterms, but when they return, they’ll quickly face a showdown over impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a renewed Epstein files fight and a looming government funding deadline,” Axios reports. “None of these issues will be easy to resolve and could create a headache for […]
In Our View: Congress checks out early
The U.S. House of Representatives has worked a total of nine days since July. They were scheduled to wrap up their legislative calendar on Thursday. They left a day early at the insistence of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana.
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