The Republican-led US House of Representatives late on Tuesday (Nov. 10, 2026) effectively killed an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over US military operations in Iran, Yemen, Venezuela and the Caribbean, US media reported.
By a 211–204 vote, the House referred Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee rather than allowing an immediate floor vote on impeachment.
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The procedural move ends the effort for the remainder of the 119th Congress.
Massie, a Kentucky Republican and prominent critic of Hegseth and President Donald Trump, was the only Republican to vote against sending the measure to committee.
He was joined by House Democrats.
The articles accused Hegseth of abusing his office, including by launching the Iran war without congressional approval, ignoring civilian-casualty safeguards, directing boat strikes in the Caribbean, and overseeing the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The vote was largely along party lines.
After the vote, Hegseth out a message addressed US troops, saying: "Don't blink. Ignore the noise. Never hesitate. This is all politics. You do real things. Stay the course. May Almighty God protect them always."
Republican critics of Hegseth said his conduct did not rise to the constitutional standard of “high crimes and misdemeanours.”
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