US House may vote tonight on Hegseth impeachment over Iran strikes

The US House of Representatives may vote as soon as tonight on the impeachment of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who faces eight articles of impeachment over alleged illegal military actions. The articles accuse Hegseth of ordering attacks on Iran without congressional approval, calling it an abuse of power, and cite other operations in Nigeria, Somalia, Venezuela, and Yemen as illegal wars. Republican Thomas Massie introduced the resolution, with Democrats needing four Republican votes for a House majority. Impeachment requires a two-thirds Senate majority for conviction, which has never succeeded for a cabinet member. President Trump has publicly supported Hegseth, while House Speaker Mike Johnson pledged to block the effort.