US House to Vote on Impeaching Hegseth Over Iran, Yemen, Venezuela Actions

The US House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, filed by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie over his role in military actions in Iran, Yemen, and Venezuela. The eight-count resolution accuses Hegseth of waging war against Iran without a declaration, extrajudicial killings, the kidnapping of Venezuela's former president Nicolás Maduro, and an illegal war in Yemen. The move follows Democrats regaining control of Congress, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voicing strong support for impeachment proceedings. Hegseth dismissed the threat as "background noise," while President Donald Trump defended him, stating he effectively won two wars and saved the Middle East and Israel. Massie, a prominent Trump critic, is leaving Congress in January after losing his primary.