US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been formally hit with eight articles of impeachment in the US House of Representatives over allegations of launching unauthorized military action against Iran and abusing executive power.
The impeachment resolution was introduced on Monday, November 9, 2026, by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky. The charges cite unauthorized military strikes against Iran, the unilateral dismissal of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior military officials, and filing sedition charges against Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly.
Read nextRussia-Ukraine Peace Negotiations Begin in Abu Dhabi with U.S. MediationHouse members will debate and vote on the impeachment articles over the next two days, though Republican leadership may attempt procedural maneuvers to bypass a direct floor vote. While the Republican party currently holds a majority in the House until Democrats assume control on January 3, securing conviction in the Senate remains difficult as it requires a two-thirds supermajority, whereas Republicans hold 53 out of 100 seats.
President Donald Trump strongly defended Hegseth in a Reuters interview, stating, "He has won two wars. I don't understand how you can impeach him," while dismissing Rep. Thomas Massie as a "stone-cold loser." Secretary of State Marco Rubio and House Speaker Mike Johnson also criticized the impeachment attempt as unjust. Conversely, Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer have thrown their full support behind Massie's resolution. Hegseth himself expressed unconcern, drawing parallels to President Trump's past acquittals. If successful, this would mark the first impeachment of a US Defense Secretary in 150 years, following William Belknap in 1876.
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