The US House of Representatives voted 211 to 204 to refer a resolution seeking to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee. The move effectively prevented the measure from coming to the full chamber for a vote. Absences affected the final result.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced the resolution. He has long criticized the Trump administration for conducting the war against Iran without congressional authorization. Most Democrats support Hegseth’s impeachment, but Massie was the only Republican to vote against referring the resolution, joining all Democrats.
Massie’s resolution contains eight articles of impeachment. They include waging war without congressional authorization, ignoring laws aimed at minimizing civilian casualties, strikes on boats carrying suspected drug traffickers, and an unlawful war in Yemen.
