Hegseth declines to blame Vance for GOP midterm losses

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declined to blame colleagues for Republican midterm losses, saying he respects Vice President JD Vance and will not engage in finger-pointing. He spoke during a press briefing addressing impeachment efforts against him. Hegseth defended the Iran conflict as a "necessary undertaking" to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, echoing President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Vance had cited the war and rising prices as key factors in the Republican defeat. Hegseth dismissed the impeachment push led by Representative Thomas Massie as a "political spectacle." The resolution includes eight articles accusing him of violating the Constitution and War Powers Act over unauthorized military actions in Iran, Yemen, and Venezuela.