The House voted 211 to 204 on Tuesday to send the impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, a move that stalls the effort before it could reach a floor vote. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who filed the eight articles on Monday, was the only Republican to vote against sending them to committee.
Massie accused Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors over the war in Iran and strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, saying the secretary acted without congressional approval. Hegseth called the effort a “farce” at a Pentagon news conference on Tuesday, his first since May, and said the operations were lawful from the start.
The Judiciary Committee is controlled by Trump allies, and the articles are expected to sit there until the current Congress ends on January 3, when they expire. President Donald Trump praised Hegseth on Truth Social after the vote and said the attempt had failed.
Democrats take control of the House in January after last week’s midterm wins. They would need to file fresh articles to revive the effort in the new Congress.
Source: The Times
