{
  "id": 19207009,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T19:41:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/republican-lawmaker-thomas-massie-moves-to-impeach-pete-hegseth-over-iran-war-introduces-eight-articles-101794252170908.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky has introduced eight articles of impeachment against U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. According to the Jerusalem Post, the articles accuse Hegseth of violating the Constitution, disregarding laws intended to minimize civilian casualties, retaliating against political critics, and conducting unauthorized military operations in Yemen and Venezuela. Massie further alleges that Hegseth conducted military operations in Iran for more than 90 days without congressional authorization.\n\nThe Sydney Morning Herald and The Age report that Massie claimed the defense secretary abused his office by waging war against Iran without congressional approval and in the absence of an imminent threat. The Jerusalem Post notes that Massie has called for President Trump to replace Hegseth, warning that a Democratic-controlled Congress would pursue more aggressive investigations. While Trump has defended Hegseth for his role in military campaigns in Iran and Venezuela, Massie’s resolution is expected to force a House vote in the coming days.",
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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": "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."
}