Dont ComplyAccording to an ABC News report, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie read aloud eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor on Nov. 9, 2026. Massie told reporters that President Trump and Hegseth "didn't meet the requirements to take action without Congress" regarding the Iran war. Because impeachment is a privileged matter, the House must take it up within two legislative days, the report says. Hegseth said he is "not worried about" the effort and called the articles "sham" in a video. Trump said he would "stand by" Hegseth even if he is impeached. The report notes the resolution needs a simple majority in the House but two-thirds in the Senate, and GOP leaders could move to table it. The allegations are political charges, not criminal ones.
Why it matters
The articles allege that military action in Iran was taken without congressional authorization, a question about the limits of executive war powers. The House must act on the privileged resolution within two legislative days, forcing members to go on the record.
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