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sentences that state something as happening or true
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3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The House of Representatives is barreling toward a vote on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth this week, and several GOP lawmakers think it could very well pass.
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it → barrel → Hegseth
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is triggering a vote on impeaching Hegseth by introducing a privileged resolution on Monday, a mechanism for forcing consideration of bills that House majority leaders otherwise would have ignored.
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leaders → trigger → that
A privileged resolution must be considered within two legislative days, putting the vote on Wednesday at the latest.
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resolution → consider → latest
Massie must first read the impeachment resolution on the House floor, which he is currently doing as of Monday afternoon.
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he → read → afternoon
The House is then expected to accept it as a privileged motion.
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House → expect → motion
It comes as fallout from the war in Iran, including high gas prices, is blamed as a key factor in Republicans' significant losses in Tuesday's midterm elections.
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fallout → come → elections
Massie told Fox News Digital last week that he would trigger the vote when Congress returned after the midterms if Hegseth did not first resign.
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Hegseth → tell → midterms
Hegseth, for his part, called the impeachment effort against him a "shame" that "won't work" in a video posted to X on Friday.
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that → call → Friday
But several House Republicans told Fox News Digital on Thursday that they believed Hegseth could very well be impeached.
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Hegseth → tell → Thursday
Sources said a combination of absences of Republican members who lost their elections and negative sentiment toward Hegseth's conduct could be enough to tip it over the edge.
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who → say → edge
Massie's impeachment resolution includes eight articles having to do with the war in Iran, striking suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, U.S. strikes against Yemen, and the extradition of now-former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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resolution → include → Maduro
Notably, another impeachment article accuses Hegseth of suppressing free speech by retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., over a video in which Kelly urged troops to resist "unlawful orders."
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Kelly → accuse → orders
A privileged resolution notably carries two steps.
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resolution → carry → steps
Before a vote on the measure itself, leaders can call up a vote to "table" the bill or refer it to the relevant committee, which in both instances effectively kills it.
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which → call → it
The last Cabinet secretary to be impeached was Biden administration Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, whom Republicans accused of a dereliction of duty at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Republicans → impeach → border
It was quickly scuttled without a trial in the last Democrat-controlled Senate.
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It → scuttle → Senate
It's not immediately clear how House GOP leaders plan to deal with Massie's resolution.
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leaders → plan → resolution