House blocks impeachment attempt against Defense Secretary Hegseth

The U.S. House of Representatives has blocked an attempt to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, with the measure rejected by a vote of 211 to 204. Republicans voted Tuesday to send the eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee, effectively halting a planned impeachment vote on Wednesday. The move does not prevent Democrats from resuming the effort when they take control of Congress in January. The impeachment attempt was led by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, the sole Republican voting against the motion. The articles include allegations of unlawful warfare against Iran, military operations in Yemen, and strikes on suspected drug smugglers. Hegseth dismissed the effort as a "farce," while President Donald Trump celebrated the outcome.