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  "id": 19206841,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T19:34:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3373848/hegseth-calls-iran-war-necessary-and-waves-noise-expected-impeachment-push"
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  "summary": "Facing an expected impeachment resolution in Congress, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is eager to litigate the military actions that he and US President Donald Trump have taken against Iran, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Venezuela’s previous leaders. “If you want to take issue with what we did in Epic Fury or Rough Rider or nabbing Nicolas Maduro, you’re taking issue with the…",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:41:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
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