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Hegseth impeachment vote looms as House Republicans privately warn it could pass

GOP REP THOMAS MASSIE INTRODUCES 8 ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST WAR SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH Notably, another impeachment article accuses Hegseth of suppressing free speech by retaliating against Sen.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 4 sources•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC
Key points
  • Trump critic Thomas Massie is calling for a vote to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, accusing Hegseth of waging war without congressional approval.
  • The articles accuse Hegseth of "high crimes and misdemeanors," including for waging war against Iran in violation of the War Powers Resolution.
  • Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is triggering a vote on impeaching Hegseth by introducing a privileged resolution on Monday, a mechanism for forcing consideration of bills that House majority leaders otherwise would have ignored.

The House is likely to vote this week on articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth filed by Republican Rep.

Additional details
  • HEGSETH DEMANDS $350B FOR MILITARY, FIRES BACK AT DEM IMPEACHMENT PUSH But several House Republicans told Fox News Digital on Thursday that they believed Hegseth could very well be impeached.
  • Hegseth, for his part, called the impeachment effort against him a "shame" that "won't work" in a video posted to X on Friday.
  • "I think it's an effort to scapegoat Pete Hegseth for Congress shirking their own duty and, frankly, the president taking action that, in my view, is unconstitutional — but it's also not unprecedented," Davidson told Fox News Digital.
  • The House of Representatives is barreling toward a vote on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth this week, and several GOP lawmakers think it could very well pass.
  • Massie read his resolution on the House floor on Monday, as is custom, which took over an hour.

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