US Republicans derail bid to impeach Hegseth

RTHK - Nov 10, 2026

Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Tuesday blocked an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, handing US President Donald Trump a victory days after his party's crushing midterm election defeat. The House voted 211 to 204 to send the impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee, effectively derailing a planned vote Wednesday on whether to bring formal charges against the embattled Pentagon chief. The resolution was introduced by Republican Thomas Massie, a Trump critic who was the only member of his party to oppose the procedural manoeuvre, according to US media. The impeachment drive had threatened to deepen Trump's troubles after Democrats swept last week's midterms, with anger at the sputtering Iran war and soaring fuel prices helping drive voters to a historic rejection of Republicans. Republicans still hold a narrow House majority until January, when Democrats take control of both chambers of Congress. And 11 Democrats missed the vote. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, in a post on X, hailed the vote as a "TOTAL VICTORY!" "We look forward to ending this sham impeachment in the committee room, where facts will continue to prevail and this distraction can be put to rest." Hegseth earlier Tuesday dismissed the impeachment effort as a...

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