# House Republicans send Hegseth impeachment resolution to committee

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/house-republicans-block-effort-to-impeach-pentagon-chief-pete-hegseth/
- Published: 2026-11-11T01:08:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T01:13:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/10/pete-hegseth-impeachment-effort
- Topics: Elections, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- Republicans referred Hegseth’s impeachment resolution to committee.
- The 211-204 vote largely followed party lines.
- Democrats may revive the effort after taking control in January.

## Summary

House Republicans have blocked Thomas Massie’s effort to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, referring the resolution to the House judiciary committee by 211 votes to 204. The decision keeps Hegseth in office for now, while leaving open the prospect of further action when Democrats take control of the House in January.

Massie’s resolution alleged eight acts, including civilian deaths in Iran, unauthorised operations in Venezuela and Yemen, and retaliation against a Democratic senator. Republicans voted largely along party lines, with Massie the only Republican to oppose the referral, alongside all Democrats. Hegseth called the impeachment effort a “farce” and a “stunt”; Donald Trump praised the outcome, while the Iran war and Hegseth’s military policies remain politically divisive.

## Coverage

- [The Guardian: House Republicans send Hegseth impeachment resolution to committee](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/10/pete-hegseth-impeachment-effort)
- [New York Times: Republicans Turn Back Effort to Impeach Hegseth](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/politics/house-hegseth-impeachment-vote.html)

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