Republican Rep. Thomas Massie renewed his eight-article impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Nov. 9, ahead of a possible House procedural motion on Nov. 10.
Three articles concern the Iran war. Massie accuses Hegseth of pursuing military action without congressional authorization, continuing it after Congress called for U.S. forces to leave, and exceeding time limits under the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
The other five articles make allegations involving civilian protections, maritime strikes, Sen. Mark Kelly’s speech rights, the seizure of Venezuela’s leader and military operations in Yemen. The charges are Massie’s allegations, not House findings. He had presented the same eight-article effort in September.
At a Nov. 10 Pentagon briefing, Hegseth called Massie’s impeachment effort “sabotage” while defending the military operations.
The House majority leader’s Nov. 10 agenda says lawmakers may consider a procedural motion tied to Massie’s resolution. Votes are expected at 5:30 p.m. ET (22:30 UTC), but the agenda assigns no time to the motion and lists no vote on the impeachment articles.
