House Votes 211-204 to Refer Hegseth Impeachment Articles to Committee, Derailing a Vote on the Charges

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 211 to 204 on the evening of November 10 to refer the articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee, effectively derailing a planned floor vote on the charges themselves. Rep. Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican who led the impeachment effort, was the only Republican to vote against the referral.

Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment on November 9, accusing Hegseth of waging war in Iran without congressional authorization, abusing his authority at the Pentagon, and involvement in strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. The Judiciary Committee is controlled by allies of President Trump and is expected not to take up the articles before this Congress expires on January 3, 2027, at which point they would lapse and Democrats would need to introduce a new version in the new Congress.

Earlier in the day, Hegseth called the impeachment effort a "farce" at a press briefing, and Trump posted an "A+++" endorsement of his war secretary. If ultimately impeached by the House, Hegseth would become only the third Cabinet member in U.S. history to be impeached; removal would still require a two-thirds conviction vote in the Senate.

Source: U.S. House of Representatives

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