House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push

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• Hegseth Survives Impeachment Attempttheintercept.com · cred 7/10

  <p>House Republicans voted together to sideline an attempt by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theintercept.com/2026/11/10/hegseth-no-impeachment-house-vote/">Hegseth Survives Impeachment Attempt</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theintercept.com">The Intercept</a>.</p>

  • · House Republicans voted 211 to 204 to refer impeachment charges against Pete Hegseth to a committee.
  • · Rep. Thomas Massie introduced the impeachment charges against Hegseth.
• Did the Impeachment Threat Just Save Pete Hegseth?thefp.com · cred 7/10

  The charges against him also implicate Trump. They forced the White House to defend him, instead of picking a new defense chief to move beyond the Iran war, writes Eli Lake.

  • · Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth.
  • · The House voted 211–204 to refer the bill to the Judiciary Committee.
• GOP House rejects Hegseth impeachment effortaxios.com · cred 5/10

  <p>House Republicans voted Tuesday evening to block an effort to impeach Defense Secretary <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/11/10/hegseth-press-conference-massie-impeachment" target="_blank">Pete Hegseth</a>, shielding a top Trump administration official from a politically embarrassing rebuke.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> The vote marks a victory for Hegseth, the Trump administration and Republican leaders, who were bracing for the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/11/08/pete-hegseth-impeachment-house-republicans-massie" target="_blank">prospect of a rebellion</a> within their own ranks.</p><hr /><ul><li>But the reprieve is probably short-lived: Democrats are all but guaranteed to force the issue again when they retake majorities in the House and Senate in January.</li><li>The vote to refer the impeachment measure back to committee passed 211-204, with Rep. <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/11/09/pete-hegseth-impeachment-iran-war" target="_blank">Thomas Massie </a>(R-Ky.), the measure's sponsor, the lone "no" vote. </li></ul><p><strong>Driving the news:</strong> Massie forced a procedural vote on his resolution to impeach Hegseth, alleging he has defied Congress and illegally continued the U.S. war in Iran.</p><ul><li>The Trump administration has been vehemently <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/11/10/hegseth-impeachment-iran-jd-vance" target="_blank">defending Hegseth</a>, including through a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SAP-Impeachment-Resolution.pdf" target="_blank">statement</a> opposing the impeachment effort issued shortly before the vote. </li><li>"Has Pete Hegseth committed impeachable crimes? The question is absurd and the answer is: obviously not," Vance said Tuesday on <a href="https://x.com/JDVance/status/2120193867374907421" target="_blank">X</a>.</li></ul><p><strong>"Like so much of Congress</strong>, impeachment has become a ridiculous show that stands in for actual policymaking. Congress has so many tools for registering its policy disagreements," Vance added.</p><ul><li>Axios' Marc Caputo and Alex Isenstadt previously reported that Hegseth is on "<a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/11/05/hegseth-impeachment-midterms-trump" target="_blank">thin ice</a>" with Trump officials.</li></ul><p><strong>Between the lines</strong>: Republican leaders protected their members from having to go on record on the politically difficult issue before Election Day after Speaker <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/11/04/speaker-mike-johnson-retires-house-republicans-midterms" target="_blank">Mike Johnson</a> (R-La.) sent lawmakers home early to campaign.</p><p><strong>What's next: </strong>Tuesday's vote effectively kills any effort to impeach Hegseth this Congress. </p>

  • · House Republicans voted to block an impeachment effort against Pete Hegseth.
  • · The vote occurred on Tuesday evening with a result of 211-204.

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• Iran war live: Hegseth survives impeachment bid; Iran denies US talksaljazeera.com · cred 7/10

  Despite bipartisan opposition to the war, a bid to impeach Hegseth fails as Iran denies talks with US.

  • · Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the US of conducting 'diplomacy through threats' by using new military capabilities.
  • · The US House voted 211 to 204 to send a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee.
• With GOP still in control, US House blocks effort to impeach Hegsethtimesofisrael.com · cred 5/10

  Vote may only delay impeachment push until Democrats take charge of Congress; Pentagon chief slams effort as 'sabotage,' while Trump calls GOP lawmaker who submitted resolution a 'TOTAL LOSER!'<figure><img border="0" class="type:primaryImage" height="100" src="https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2026/11/AP26314483468568-e1794353355984-1024x640.jpg" title="With GOP still in control, US House blocks effort to impeach Hegseth" width="160" /></figure>

  • · US House blocked effort to impeach Hegseth
  • · GOP still in control of Congress
• U.S. House blocks path to impeach Defense Secretary Hegsethjapantimes.co.jp · cred 5/10

  Hegseth would have been the first U.S. defense secretary to be impeached.

  • · U.S. House blocks path to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
  • · Hegseth would have been the first U.S. defense secretary to be impeached

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• US Republicans derail push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethdw.com · cred 7/10

  Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth seems set to survive the impeachment bid launched by maverick Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie, with President Donald Trump praising the outcome of the vote.

  • · US House Republicans voted to block an impeachment bid against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
  • · The vote was 211 to 204, referring the initiative to the House Judiciary Committee.
• US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, for nowbbc.co.uk · cred 7/10

  Trump welcomes the outcome, praising Hegseth as a "Great American Patriot", but Democrats can try again next year.

  • · US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
  • · Effort to impeach Hegseth accused of waging war on Iran without congressional authorisation
• Hegseth labels impeachment push a policy dispute, but do lawmakers' allegations rise to high crimes?foxnews.com · cred 7/10

  Pete Hegseth calls eight impeachment articles mere &quot;policy disagreements&quot; as Rep. Thomas Massie alleges war powers violations and unlawful strikes.

  • · Pete Hegseth called impeachment push a 'policy disagreement' and not high crimes.
  • · Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
• House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment pushfoxnews.com · cred 7/10

  Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, meaning it had to be considered by the full House.

  • · Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
  • · A vote to refer Massie's resolution to the House Judiciary Committee passed 211-204, averting an impeachment vote.
• Hegseth Survives Massie Impeachment Effort In The Housezerohedge.com · cred 7/10

  <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Hegseth Survives Massie Impeachment Effort In The House</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Update (1900ET):</strong> House Republicans blocked the impeachment of Defense Secretary&nbsp;Pete Hegseth&nbsp;for US military actions in the Middle East and Latin America, effectively killing the effort until Democrats take over Congress in January.</p><p>The House voted to refer the articles of impeachment proposed by Rep. Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) back to the Judiciary Committee for consideration, effectively blocking the effort for now.<strong> The vote was 211 to 204, with Massie as the only Republican who sided with Democrats.</strong></p><p>In a social-media post, President Trump said the vote exonerated Hegseth.&nbsp;</p><p><em><strong>“The Democrats continue to weaponize and abuse the United States of America. They must be stopped!”</strong></em> he added.</p><p><a href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/HWzPRPeWAAAwLi9_37313b71-afe1-4311-95ea-afa3f3726ef1.jpg"><img alt="Image" height="519" src="https://cms.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/HWzPRPeWAAAwLi9_37313b71-afe1-4311-95ea-afa3f3726ef1.jpg" width="500" /></a></p><p>Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the vote meant “total victory” for Hegseth and troops.</p><p><strong>Democrats will almost certainly move to start the impeachment process all over again when they hold the majorities in both chambers next year. </strong>Whether they have the necessary two-thirds of the Senate to convict him remains a question.</p><p>~~~~~~</p><p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) <strong>introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor Monday afternoon</strong>, and because the resolution is privileged, the House has to take it up within two legislative days, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-impeachment-vote-looms-house-republicans-privately-warn-could-pass">Fox News reported</a>, which would put the vote no later than Wednesday.</p><figure class="caption caption-img"> <a href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/260722-Pete-Hegseth-aa-419-c25c99_80_1794255561929.jpg"><img alt="alt" height="263" src="https://cms.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/260722-Pete-Hegseth-aa-419-c25c99_80_1794255561929.jpg" width="500" /></a> <figcaption><a href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/inline-images/260722-Pete-Hegseth-aa-419-c25c99_80_1794255561929.jpg"><em>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.Finn Gomez / Getty file</em></a></figcaption> </figure> <p>According to <em>AP</em>, Massie is confident that <strong>three Republicans will join every Democrat to pass it</strong>. Passage takes a simple majority, and no Democrat appears likely to oppose it.</p><figure class="media"><div class="embed-media embed-media--video-youtube"><div><div style="width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"></div></div></div></figure><p><strong>The articles cover the war in Iran, the strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, U.S. strikes against Yemen and the extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. </strong>A further article accuses Hegseth of suppressing free speech by retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over a video urging troops to resist "unlawful orders."</p><p><strong>Massie first filed the 34-page resolution in September and read it aloud on the floor for more than </strong><a href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-intention-hegseth/story?id=137874670"><strong>67 minutes</strong></a><strong>, </strong>until Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the remaining votes before the midterm recess. Massie said then that the articles would expire and he would have to refile them when Congress returned. He lost his own primary this summer after President Donald Trump endorsed his opponent, and he leaves Congress in January.</p><p><strong>Several House Republicans told Fox News Digital that Hegseth could very well be impeached</strong> (none was named), with absences from Republicans who lost their elections and sour sentiment about his conduct possibly enough to tip it. Several Republicans have blamed the party's midterm losses on the Iran war, and Trump acknowledged last week that the war contributed to them.</p><p>Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who is retiring, told ABC News, "I will weigh the debate and make a decision," adding that "the secretary has made some bad mistakes." House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) declined to back the effort. On the other side, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that he is "<a href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/im-hard-hakeem-jeffries-announces-support-hegseth-impeachment/story?id=137952235">a hard yes</a>", as <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/jeffries-flips-two-days-after-hedging-hes-hard-yes-impeaching-hegseth">we reported</a>.</p><p>Hegseth said Monday, "We're not worried about that," and announced a Pentagon press conference for Tuesday. In a video posted last Thursday, he called the filing "sham articles of impeachment," saying Democrats had "tried against President Trump twice," according to ABC News. Trump said Thursday that he has <strong>"every intention to keep" Hegseth</strong>, called Massie "a very bad guy" and said he is "very destructive."</p><figure class="media"><div class="embed-media embed-media--video-youtube"><div><div style="width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"></div></div></div></figure><p>Leaders can move to table the resolution, which also needs only a simple majority, or send it to committee. <strong>Either would end it without a vote on the merits</strong>, Fox said, and it was not clear Monday which way Johnson would go.</p><p>Conviction would need two-thirds of the Senate, which the AP called unlikely to happen even if the House impeaches. The last Cabinet secretary the House impeached was Biden's Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and the Democratic-led Senate dropped that case without a trial.</p></div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden" rel="schema:author"><a class="username" href="https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden" lang="lang" title="View user profile.">Tyler Durden</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time class="datetime" datetime="2026-11-10T18:55:00-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - 18:55">Tue, 11/10/2026 - 18:55</time> </span>

  • · House Republicans blocked the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with a vote of 211 to 204.
  • · Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
• US House GOP blocks effort to impeach Hegsethcoloradonewsline.com · cred 7/10

  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has survived an impeachment effort, at least for now, after the U.S. House on Tuesday blocked a vote over charges that the Cabinet official oversaw extrajudicial killings and an illegal war against Iran. The House voted 211-204, largely along party lines, to refer articles of impeachment against Hegseth to a committee [&#8230;]

  • · U.S. House GOP blocked impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
  • · House voted 211-204 to refer articles of impeachment to a committee
• House Republicans block Hegseth impeachment bidrt-english.com · cred 7/10

  <img align="left" alt="Preview" src="https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2026.11/thumbnail/6af43e962030276608519c47.jpg" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Republicans have effectively blocked an effort to impeach US War Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war <br /><a href="https://rt-english.com/news/648697-us-house-blocks-hegseth-impeachment-bid/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=RSS">Read Full Article at RT.com</a>

  • · House Republicans blocked an impeachment bid against Pete Hegseth.
  • · The vote was 211-204 to refer the resolution to the Judiciary Committee.
• Pete Hegseth escapes impeachment as Dems threaten to try again in next Congressnypost.com · cred 7/10

  Libertarian-leaning Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, who took the unprecedented step as the Pentagon honcho of campaigning against his reelection bid earlier this year.

  • · House voted to scrap impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth (211-204).
  • · Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
• Thomas Massie's Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth Is Derailedreason.com · cred 7/10

  Thomas Massie and Pete Hegseth

  • · The House voted 211-204 to refer the impeachment effort to a committee, effectively killing the proposal.
  • · Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) was the only Republican to vote against sending it to committee.