Hegseth faces impeachment push after GOP midterm wipeout
What's next: Democrats will control both chambers, opening investigations and possible moves to curb Pentagon and Iran war funding.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing intensifying pressure after Republicans’ heavy midterm losses, with Democrats preparing oversight investigations and Rep. Thomas Massie planning to revive articles of impeachment next week. The election fallout has centered on the Iran war, which Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald Trump have both linked to the GOP defeat. Democrats’ new majorities in Congress would give them power to scrutinize the Pentagon and try to restrict funding tied to the conflict. Hegseth, a close advocate of the war effort, has remained in Trump’s corner publicly, even as some Republicans fault him for backing military action without a clear exit strategy.