{
  "id": 18353506,
  "title": "US President Donald Trump Backs Pete Hegseth As Republican Congressman Renews Impeachment Push",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/us-president-donald-trump-backs-pete-hegseth-as-republican",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:57:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/us-president-donald-trump-backs-pete-hegseth-as-republican-congressman-renews-impeachment-push"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that he plans to retain Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, despite Republican Congressman Thomas Massie's renewed push to impeach the Pentagon chief. Massie argued that if Trump intends to replace officials like Hegseth, he should do so before their successors can be confirmed by the Senate. Massie also warned that Democrats would pursue hearings and trials once they take control of Congress. The impeachment push follows Massie's statement the previous day that he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth unless he resigned. The Congressman accused the Pentagon chief of conducting military operations in Iran without congressional authorization and disregarding laws to minimize civilian casualties. Trump acknowledged receiving complaints from people unhappy with Hegseth's conduct.",
  "summary": "Washington : US President Donald Trump said Thursday he intended to keep Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, as Republican Congressman Thomas Massie renewed his push to impeach the Pentagon chief over his conduct of the war with Iran and other military operations. “I have every intention to keep him,” Trump told ABC News journalist Jonathan Karl, who reported the exchange on X. Karl said Trump…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}