US House votes to derail impeachment of Defense Secretary Hegseth

US House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) walks to a procedural vote held by the US House of Representatives on whether to send the potential impeachment of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, November 10, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

WASHINGTON, ⁠Nov 10 (Reuters) - Republicans ⁠in the US ‌House of Representatives banded together on Tuesday to ​derail an ⁠effort to ⁠impeach Defense Secretary Pete ⁠Hegseth.

The ‌chamber voted 211 ⁠to 204 in favor of ​a ‌motion to refer ⁠the ​impeachment charges to the Republican-led ⁠House Judiciary Committee, ​effectively stopping the effort to impeach Hegseth ⁠sponsored by Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie.