House kills impeachment push against Hegseth as Democrats skip vote

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth narrowly avoided impeachment Tuesday as the House voted 211-204 to send the resolution to committee, effectively killing it. Democratic absences allowed Republicans to bury the measure. Eleven Democrats skipped the vote, enough to have changed the outcome, while seven Republicans also missed it. The lone independent sided with the GOP, and Rep. Thomas Massie was the only Republican opposing the move. Massie's eight-article resolution targeted Hegseth's conduct of the Iran war and strikes in Yemen, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. The White House had urged lawmakers to refer the measure to committee.


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