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Update: Massie plans Hegseth impeachment vote next week as midterm math shifts

Published , Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Updated
In the 6 AM CT update

Update: Massie plans Hegseth impeachment vote next week as midterm math shifts
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Fox News reported Friday that Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., plans to reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next week, and that under House rules the chamber must consider them within two days. Fox's Chad Pergram noted Massie's earlier September effort expired when the House adjourned early, and that post-midterm politics — including Republican grumbling over the Iran war — may change the House vote math even before Democrats take the gavel. NBC News reported Hegseth struck a defiant tone Thursday, calling the articles a "sham" driven by "the politics of personal destruction," while Massie said he would not reintroduce them only if Hegseth resigns.

Sources
  • Fox NewsHow the midterms changed the math on Hegseth impeachment potential
  • NBC NewsPete Hegseth strikes defiant tone in face of impeachment threat

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