US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, for now
The U.S. House of Representatives has blocked an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over unauthorized military actions in Iran. The effort, led by Representative Thomas Massie, failed to gain traction as the current congressional session nears its end.
Why it matters
The vote underscores the current political alignment within the Republican party and the limited window for legislative action before the transition of power in January.
An effort to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of waging war on Iran without congressional authorisation, has failed on Capitol Hill.
A majority of the House of Representatives agreed to refer impeachment articles to a committee - essentially killing the effort introduced by dissident Republican congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky - for now.
In his first news briefing from the Pentagon in six months, Hegseth called the impeachment effort a "farce" and "sabotage".
The bid to find the cabinet secretary guilty of misconduct and ultimately remove him from office was seen as a long shot as it could have required a number of other Republicans to defy President Donald Trump.
Massie was the only Republican to vote against moving the resolution to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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