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U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday blocked the advancement of an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, throwing a lifeline to the controversial Pentagon chief. This comes as Democrats are set to take control of both chambers of Congress in January, raising the possibility of renewed impeachment efforts.<\/h6>\n

Kabul 24<\/a>: Just hours after Hegseth dismissed the impeachment push as a “ridiculous show” during a press conference and staunchly defended his military leadership, the House voted 211 to 204 to refer eight articles of impeachment to the House Judiciary Committee. Rep.<\/p>\n

Thomas Massie, the lawmaker who introduced the resolution, had previously warned that referring the measure to the committee\u2014which is controlled by Republicanswould effectively kill the effort.<\/p>\n

Massie had hoped to secure votes from fellow Republicans dissatisfied with Hegseth’s policies and concerned about the public fallout from a potential conflict with Iran, but none of them joined him.<\/p>\n

Although Democrats firmly supported ousting Hegseth, 11 Democratic representatives, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, did not participate in the vote. Had just eight of them voted against the referral, the motion would have failed and paved the way for a full House floor vote on impeachment.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed the outcome, declaring the Democrats’ effort a “miserable failure.” Writing on Truth Social, Trump branded Thomas Massie a “total loser” and praised Hegseth, citing successes in Venezuela and Iran, record military recruitment figures, and soaring troop morale as the vindication of a “great American patriot.”<\/p>\n

Had the resolution passed the House floor, Hegseth would have become the first U.S. Secretary of State referred to in the text as Defense Secretary to face impeachment. The last impeachment of a civilian leader heading the U.S. military occurred in 1876, when William Belknap served as “Secretary of War.”<\/p>\n

While Hegseth refers to himself as the “Secretary of War,” President Trump<\/a> cannot officially change the name of the Department of Defense without congressional approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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