Republican Rep. Thomas Massie moves to force a House vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Summary

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky filed a resolution in the House of Representatives on Monday 9 November to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, moving to force a vote and putting pressure on fellow Republicans to decide whether to remove one of the Trump administration's most prominent figures following sweeping election losses, according to PBS NewsHour. Massie spoke on the House floor to unveil eight articles of impeachment, NBC News reported, whose charges include waging war without congressional authorization and extrajudicial killings with strikes on alleged drug boats, according to Bloomberg, and set in motion a vote that must be taken within two days, The NY Times reported. A vote in the House could come by mid-week, putting pressure on Republicans, many of whom blamed their election wipeout on the Iran war, but next steps are highly uncertain, the Inquirer reported. Facing the expected impeachment resolution, Hegseth voiced eagerness to litigate the policy choices made with President Trump in Iran and Venezuela, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, and Trump is adamant that Hegseth is only 'guilty of two things: basically winning two wars', according to TIME.

Latest: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky filed a resolution in the House to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and moved to force a vote, The Philadelphia Inquirer and PBS NewsHour reported, setting in motion a vote that must be taken within two days, according to The NY Times, as Hegseth voiced eagerness to litigate the policy choices made with President Trump in Iran and Venezuela, the LA Times reported, and Trump is adamant that Hegseth is only 'guilty of two things: basically winning two wars', according to TIME.

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