Hegseth faces expected U.S. House impeachment vote this week

WASHINGTON Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Defence Secretary, calls himself the Secretary of War, part of his effort to rebrand ‌a military he said was too weak and “woke” when he took office last year. Now, with ​a House impeachment vote expected this week, he could soon share something in common with an ⁠actual secretary of war. William Belknap, who held that title in 1876, became the first, and to date only, civilian leader of the U.S. military to be impeached by Congress. U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced articles of impeachment on Monday (November 9, 2026), setting off a two-day ‌clock for an expected House vote on charges including waging war against Iran without congressional approval and other abuses of power.