House BLOCKS Pete Hegseth impeachment effort as Republicans band together to kill post-midterm push

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A move to impeach President Donald Trump's Secretary of War Pete Hegseth failed to advance in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday.

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER and SAMANTHA LOREN, US POLITICAL REPORTER

Published: 23:07 GMT, 10 November 2026 | Updated: 23:31 GMT, 10 November 2026

The House blocked an effort to impeach Donald Trump's Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, voting to send the resolution to committee rather than hold a vote on the charges.

Lawmakers voted 211 to 204 to refer the measure to the House Judiciary Committee, effectively shelving the impeachment bid.

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, who introduced the resolution, was the only Republican to oppose that move, joining Democrats in an unsuccessful effort to keep his push alive.

Massie's eight articles of impeachment accuse Hegseth of waging war in Iran without congressional authorization, ignoring laws intended to minimize civilian casualties and directing the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

The resolution now goes to the Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee, which can take it up or leave it untouched, allowing the impeachment push to stall without a vote on the charges.

But the reprieve could be short-lived as Democrats are set to take control of Congress on January 3 and could launch a fresh impeachment effort.

Massie's resolution will expire when the new Congress convenes, meaning another lawmaker would have to reintroduce the charges.

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