House rejects Hegseth impeachment over Iran war conduct
The Republican-led House voted 211-204 on Tuesday to send an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the effort over his conduct of military operations in Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, and the Caribbean. The resolution, authored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., included eight articles of impeachment, including charges of waging war without authorization and directing extrajudicial killings. Massie was the lone Republican voting with Democrats to keep the measure alive, while GOP critics said Hegseth's actions did not rise to "high crimes and misdemeanors." Hegseth dismissed the effort as a "political spectacle" and a "farce," with President Donald Trump calling the vote an "exoneration." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has pledged Democrats will "run Pete Hegseth out of town" when they take control of Congress in January.