Pete Hegseth’s Impeachment Push Stopped After House Vote

Pete Hegseth has avoided an immediate impeachment fight after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to send charges against him to a committee, effectively putting the effort on hold. The chamber voted 211 to 204 on Nov. 10 in favour of referring the impeachment charges to the House Judiciary Committee, which is controlled by Republicans. According to the report, Republicans in the House joined forces to block the attempt to impeach the defence secretary. The proposal was sponsored by Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky. Rather than proceeding directly with impeachment, lawmakers backed a motion to refer the charges for consideration by the committee. The vote does not amount to an impeachment of Hegseth. Instead, the move derailed the effort at this stage by routing the charges to the Republican-led panel. The report did not provide further details about what the committee may do next or when it might take up the matter.