Republican lawmaker files impeachment charges against Trump's Pentagon chief

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie filed an impeachment resolution against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, accusing him of maintaining unauthorized wars and weakening civilian protections. The resolution includes eight charges against the Trump administration official. Massie's primary complaint centers on the war against Iran, which began February 28 without Congressional authorization. He alleges Hegseth exceeded the 60-day limit under the 1973 War Powers Act and continued operations despite a June Congressional resolution ordering troop withdrawal. The resolution also accuses Hegseth of weakening civilian protection mechanisms, citing an attack on an Iranian school that killed at least 156 civilians, authorizing lethal strikes on suspected drug vessels, retaliating against Senator Mark Kelly, and conducting the Venezuela operation that captured Nicolás Maduro without authorization. President Trump defended Hegseth, saying he is "guilty of winning two wars."