House kills impeachment push against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 211-204 on Tuesday to send the impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth back to committee, effectively killing the effort and giving the Pentagon chief a reprieve before Democrats take control of Congress in January. Republican lawmakers moved to indefinitely delay the impeachment proceedings against Hegseth, who faces eight articles of accusation including unauthorized war conduct against Iran and alleged extrajudicial killings. The resolution was introduced by outgoing Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who accused Hegseth of violating laws protecting civilian victims. President Donald Trump celebrated the outcome and reaffirmed support for Hegseth, calling him a "great patriot." Democrats could potentially revive the impeachment effort after the new Congress convenes in January, while Hegseth has dismissed the proceedings as a "political staging" and defended his military operations as "courageous and historic."