But the Democrats could try again.
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House Republicans were able to shield War Secretary Pete Hegseth from impeachment. For now.
The Republicans barely were able to block an effort to impeach Hegseth on Tuesday, deferring accusations involving the Iran war and other U.S. military operations as Democrats are poised to take charge of Congress in January.
According to a story by Newsmax, the House voted 211-204 to refer the impeachment resolution to committee, in effect terminating the effort for the remainder of the current Congress, The Hill reported.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a vocal critic of President Donald Trump’s military policies who lost his Republican primary earlier this year, introduced the measure.
Massie was the only Republican to join Democrats in opposing the procedural move, while Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., sided with Republicans.
🚨BREAKING: The GOP-led House votes to refer the articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee, effectively killing the measure https://t.co/bQQU2KKzld
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) November 10, 2026
The President was swift in issuing a statement on the shelving of the impeachment articles via Truth Social:
“The Democrats’ attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has miserably FAILED! Every single Republican, except Thomas Massie, a major LOSER, voted in favor of Pete. Again, Victories in Venezuela and Iran, the Best Recruitment Numbers in the History of the Military (Long waiting lists to get in!), and Spirit like rarely seen before, led to the EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot. The Democrats continue to weaponize and abuse the United States of America. They must be stopped!”
Besides Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other senior administration officials gathered behind Hegseth, scorning the impeachment effort and lauding his governance.
The vote in the House came a day after Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of transgressing the Constitution and federal laws in leading military operations in Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, the Caribbean, and the Eastern Pacific.
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