Republican Thomas Massie seeks to force House vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Iran war
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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, accusing him of waging the Iran war without congressional approval.
Massie is using a procedure that could bring the resolution to a House vote within two days, while Republicans still control the chamber until January 3.
Besides Iran, the articles cover strikes on alleged drug boats, operations against Yemen's Houthis and the seizure of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, according to Arab Times.
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has indicated support, and Hegseth has dismissed the effort as politically motivated.
Removal would need a Senate trial and a two-thirds vote, which Democrats could not reach without substantial Republican support, DW reported.
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- 2026-11-09 19:43 UTCEl País · elpais.com ↗
- 2026-11-09 20:15 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-09 20:24 UTCCBC · cbc.ca ↗
- 2026-11-09 20:33 UTCLe Monde · lemonde.fr ↗
- 2026-11-09 20:43 UTCArab Times · arabtimesonline.com ↗
- 2026-11-09 21:01 UTCClarín · clarin.com ↗
- 2026-11-09 21:04 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-09 22:46 UTCPrensa Libre · prensalibre.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 00:00 UTCEl Universo · eluniverso.com ↗
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