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House Begins Vote on Whether to Advance Hegseth Impeachment

Elena MarquezPublished 10m ago1 min readBased on 1 source
House Begins Vote on Whether to Advance Hegseth Impeachment
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The U.S. House of Representatives began a vote on November 10 on whether to advance an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Al Jazeera reported.

The resolution, a formal written proposal to begin impeachment, was brought by Republican Representative Thomas Massie. Impeachment is the House's process for formally charging a federal official. Massie's resolution contains eight separate counts against Hegseth.

One count accuses Hegseth of launching a war against Iran without congressional approval. Another accuses him of overseeing strikes that targeted alleged drug-trafficking vessels.

The vote now under way is procedural. It will decide whether the House blocks the resolution or allows it to proceed to a final vote on Wednesday.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said he is a "hard yes" on the Hegseth impeachment resolution.

Hegseth denounced the resolution as "sabotage" and a "farce."

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