{
  "id": 19205687,
  "title": "Republican congressman files resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/republican-congressman-files-resolution-to-impeach-pete-hegseth-19205687",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T19:41:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/republican-congressman-files-resolution-to-impeach-pete-hegseth-20261110-p61crg.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky has filed a resolution in the House of Representatives to force a vote to impeach U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. According to The Guardian US, Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing him of abusing his powers and illegally waging war without congressional authorization.\n\nThe Sydney Morning Herald and The Age report that Massie claims Hegseth abused his office by waging war against Iran in the absence of an imminent threat and without approval from Congress. El Pais notes that Hegseth is detested by Democrats and has few supporters among Republicans following the midterm elections. France 24 reported that the move puts pressure on fellow Republicans to decide whether to remove the official following a defeat in the midterm elections.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Republican takes step to force vote to impeach Pete Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/republican-takes-step-to-force-vote-to-impeach-pete-hegseth",
        "published": "2026-11-08T16:31:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Republican Thomas Massie moves to force vote to impeach Pete Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/republican-thomas-massie-moves-to-force-vote-to-impeach-pete-hegseth",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:31:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Hegseth calls Iran war necessary and waves off expected impeachment push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/hegseth-calls-iran-war-necessary-and-waves-off-expected-impeachment",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:34:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war, introduces eight articles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/republican-lawmaker-thomas-massie-moves-to-impeach-pete-hegseth-over",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:41:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Republican congressman files resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/republican-congressman-files-resolution-to-impeach-pete-hegseth",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:41:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Un congresista republicano da el primer paso para iniciar el ‘impeachment’ del secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/un-congresista-republicano-da-el-primer-paso-para-iniciar-el",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:43:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hegseth faces expected US House impeachment vote this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/hegseth-faces-expected-us-house-impeachment-vote-this-week",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:07:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Republican Thomas Massie seeks to force House vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/republican-thomas-massie-seeks-to-force-house-vote-on-impeaching",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:15:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}