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#House #GOP leaders said a procedural vote on #Hegseth #impeachment would come in a matter of hours. #Democrats are expected to support removing him from office, & there may be enough #Republican backing to imperil his “leadership” of the #Pentagon.

The articles of impeachment, which accuse Hegseth of violating the #Constitution in his conduct of the #war in #Iran & other actions, will be read aloud before the vote.

#law #Congress #WarPowers #WarCrimes #Trump
nytimes.com/live/2026/11/10/us

#Republicans could attempt to use that vote to bottle up the articles in a committee for the rest of the year, or to kill them outright.

The #impeachment effort is being spearheaded by Rep #ThomasMassie, a Kentucky Republican, who has accused #Hegseth of abusing his power & endangering members of the #military.

#law #Congress #WarPowers #WarCrimes #Trump #House #Constitution #war #Iran

The 8 articles of #impeachment involve #Iran & other ops, incl’g lethal strikes on boats the #Trump admin claims were smuggling drugs. They lay out a number of charges, including that #Hegseth disregarded #law intended to minimize #civilian casualties.
…Only a handful of #Republican defections/absences could allow the charges to advance to the #Senate for #trial. Though Republican leaders could delay sending them to the Senate, #Democrats could take up the articles when they assume power in Jan.

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Idiots just keep on being idiots

#Hegseth #Impeachment Effort Is Derailed by #House #Republicans

#HouseRepublicans banded together on Tuesday to shelve an effort to impeach #Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, shielding him from a damaging rebuke & a potential ouster after their party suffered crippling losses in an election that turned on voters’ discontent about the #Iran #war.

#law #Congress #WarPowers #WarCrimes #Trump #Constitution
nytimes.com/live/2026/11/10/us

@Nonilex #uspol You'd think some of the Senators who lost their seat might vote in favour of impeaching Hegseth. 🤷‍♀️

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Without House approval the Senators have nothing to vote on.

Really, the House's move left the issue live, but senators were shielded from having to vote one way or another on it.

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