House Republicans block impeachment attempt against Defense Secretary Hegseth
Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an impeachment attempt against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, voting 211 to 204 to send eight articles of impeachment to the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee. Representative Thomas Massie, who sponsored the impeachment effort, warned that referring the articles to the committee would effectively bury the initiative. The vote came hours after Hegseth defended his Pentagon record and criticized the impeachment process. President Donald Trump praised Hegseth's response, writing on social media that the impeachment attempt "failed miserably!" Democrats will take control of Congress next year and may attempt to impeach Hegseth again at that time.