House Republicans block impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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The Guardian reported that House Republicans blocked an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by a 211-204 vote, referring it to the judiciary committee. Republican representative Thomas Massie compared the GOP with passengers content to go down with the Titanic after colleagues thwarted his effort to impeach defense secretary Pete Hegseth. The vote came a week after Republicans lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives in their worst midterm election in more than a half century. Top Democrats announced their support for the resolution, but Republicans moved to kill it by referring it to the judiciary committee. [1]
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- GOP branded ‘sinking ship’ as Republicans block efforts to impeach Hegseth – US politics live
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