{
  "id": 19501900,
  "title": "US House blocks impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in close vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/us-house-blocks-impeachment-of-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/11/pete-hegseth-impeachment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US House of Representatives has rejected an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his handling of the war in Iran and other military operations. In a vote of 211-204 on November 10, lawmakers sent the impeachment resolution back to a committee, effectively ending the attempt for now, according to the Associated Press. The vote largely followed party lines, with most Republicans voting to stop the impeachment effort after President Donald Trump strongly backed Hegseth. While Democrats gained control of the House in the November midterms, the new members have not yet been sworn in, keeping the Republican control of the House until January 2027. The impeachment effort was spearheaded by Republican Representative Thomas Massie and backed by Democrats. Eight articles of impeachment accused Hegseth of various abuses of power while in office, including launching military operations against Iran without an imminent threat or congressional approval, and reducing resources at a Pentagon office responsible for preventing civilian harm. Other allegations concerned military actions in Yemen and Venezuela, strikes on drug-smuggling boats in Latin America, and punishing Democratic Senator Mark Kelly for urging troops to resist unlawful orders. Massie argued that US military operations in Iran had continued without congressional authorization, stating that Operation Epic Fury had been ongoing for 256 days without authorization. Hegseth dismissed the impeachment effort, calling it sabotage and dismissing Massie's accusations as policy disagreements rather than offenses warranting impeachment. Trump publicly defended Hegseth following the Pentagon briefing, praising his defense against Massie's impeachment attempt.",
  "summary": "Democrats could revive the push when they take control of Congress in January 2027.",
  "key_points": [
    "US House rejects impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on November 10.",
    "Impeachment effort led by Republican Representative Thomas Massie.",
    "Vote largely followed party lines, keeping Republican control of House."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "US house rejects impeachment bid against defense secretary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/us-house-rejects-impeachment-bid-against-defense-secretary",
        "published": "2026-11-11T14:50:51.000Z"
      }
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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."
}