Thomas Massie files eight impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Congress is moving toward a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with eight articles filed by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie set for a House vote by Wednesday, though Democrats focus on a narrower set of alleged offenses. The articles include accusations of launching an unauthorized war against Iran, violating the War Powers Resolution, and continuing conflicts after congressional directives to end them, though critics note past presidents have also flouted such rules. Other articles target a February strike on an Iranian elementary school that killed 156 people, which a UN report suggested might be a war crime, and strikes on boats in international waters that have killed at least 243 people, which critics label extrajudicial killings. Additional articles address retaliation against Sen. Mark Kelly for free speech, the invasion of Venezuela to arrest Nicolás Maduro, and unauthorized strikes in Yemen, with Massie planning to force individual votes if the bloc fails. The impeachment effort raises questions about why Hegseth is targeted rather than other military officials or the president, and no article specifically addresses the Signalgate scandal.