# Hegseth Survives Impeachment Attempt

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hegseth-survives-impeachment-attempt/
- Published: 2026-11-11T00:23:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:23:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Intercept (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://theintercept.com/2026/11/10/hegseth-no-impeachment-house-vote/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- House Republicans delayed a vote on impeaching Hegseth.
- The motion to refer the charges passed 211 to 204.
- Congressional oversight and subpoenas may follow.

## Summary

House Republicans blocked an attempt to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth, voting to send the charges to a committee and delay consideration. The move spared them an immediate vote on whether to impeach him, despite 203 members backing the effort and Democrats having won a midterm election landslide.

The vote was 211 to 204, with 11 Democrats absent; Republicans also had seven absences. Rep. Thomas Massie’s eight charges included waging wars without congressional authorisation and weakening safeguards against civilian casualties. More than 40 civil society groups urged lawmakers to support impeachment, while a senior congressional staffer predicted that oversight and subpoenas could intensify.

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