GOP House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort
The 211-204 vote sent the articles to committee after Republicans said the impeachment bid lacked support for a floor trial.
- 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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Take a breather for Pete Hegseth: Republicans in the House of Representatives are demonstrably behind the U.S. Secretary of Defense and have rejected an application for impeachment, but the joy could be short-lived.
GOP Leadership Derails Massie’s Push to Impeach Hegseth
On Tuesday night, the House of Representatives voted to send Rep. Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the legislation. In a 211-204 vote, the articles of impeachment were sent to the Judiciary Committee. Republican leadership was able to rally members to show up and vote, while 11...
Pete Hegseth is freed for the moment of impeachment, but as of January the Democrats will have a sufficient majority in both chambers to at least start the process again.
House Republicans Quash Hegseth Impeachment Effort
The House on Tuesday turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, stopping an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran. The House voted to effectively kill the impeachment motion by sending it to commitee, the...
JUST IN: House Votes On High-Stakes Hegseth Impeachment Effort
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening to refer a resolution containing eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee. The move effectively places the impeachment article on political life support, as the GOP-controlled committee is not expected to advance the resolution to a full floor vote. The […]
U.S. House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
The U.S. House turned aside a resolution to impeach U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran.
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