House blocks bid to impeach Hegseth in 211-204 procedural vote
What's next: Democrats take control in January and could revive the case as anger over the Iran war grows.
The Republican-led House blocked an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, voting 211-204 to send eight impeachment articles to the House Judiciary Committee, a move sponsor Thomas Massie warned would effectively kill the push. Massie, a Kentucky Republican, accused Hegseth of waging war in Iran without congressional approval and backing military actions in Yemen, the Caribbean and Venezuela. No other Republicans joined him, and 11 Democrats did not vote. The failed drive came after midterm losses tied in part to voter backlash over the Iran war, which has settled into a stalemate centered on the Strait of Hormuz.