House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) blocked an effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, handing President Donald Trump a victory days after his party’s crushing midterm election defeat. Republicans in the U.S.
The resolution was introduced by Republican Thomas Massie, a Trump critic who was the only member of his party to oppose the procedural maneuver, according to U.S. media. Earlier reporting noted: Massie had introduced a privileged resolution containing eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing him of violating the US Constitution and the War Powers Act by authorising military strikes against Iran and Yemen without congressional approval, as well as overseeing the operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Earlier reporting noted: House Republican leaders and White House officials on Tuesday night blocked an effort to impeach US secretary of war Pete Hegseth, securing a procedural victory for President Donald Trump after a contentious push by Republican Representative Thomas Massie. Earlier reporting noted: Earlier on Tuesday, Massie outlined the legal basis for his impeachment bid, arguing that Hegseth had violated the War Powers framework by continuing military operations without authorisation from Congress.
And 11 Democrats missed the vote. Republicans still hold a narrow House majority until January, when Democrats take control of both chambers of Congress. Vice-President J.D. He also accused Mr. Hegseth of suppressing free speech by trying to punish Democratic Senator Mark Kelly over a video urging military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders. “I stand behind every one of these operations.
“It’s a farce, and it’s a stunt, and everybody knows it,” he said at a Pentagon press conference, branding the accusations “slander” and “sabotage. “Pete Hegseth gets an ‘A’ PLUS, PLUS, PLUS,” the 80-year-old president wrote on his Truth Social platform. Vance also backed the Defence Secretary, saying he had “obviously not” committed impeachable offenses.
I was proud to execute them, and I would do it again tomorrow,” he said.
