Republican Representative Thomas Massie, an outgoing Kentucky congressman, introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. He accuses Hegseth of waging war in Iran without authorisation from Congress.
House vote on Tuesday
On Tuesday, 10 November, the House voted 211 to 204 on a procedural motion to refer the articles to the Republican-led Judiciary Committee. The referral effectively blocks the impeachment for now. Massie said the referral would kill the effort. Eleven Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, did not vote.
Hegseth response
Before the vote, Hegseth called the moves to impeach him a farce that would fail, according to Business Recorder. Removing a cabinet secretary would need approval from both the House and the Senate.
