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sentences that state something as happening or true
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on Monday reintroduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S. war with Iran and other military actions ordered by President Donald Trump.
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Massie → reintroduce → Trump
Massie brought up the measure as privileged under House rules, which means Republican leaders will be forced to bring it up for a floor vote within two legislative days.
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leaders → bring → days
Republicans could also make a motion to kill the resolution, which would require a majority vote.
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which → make → vote
Hegseth “has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as secretary of defense,” Massie said as he read the articles on the House floor, adding that Hegseth “has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with his duties and the rule of law.”
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he → act → law
Massie, a longtime Trump critic who’s retiring from Congress at the end of the year, brought eight charges against Hegseth, accusing him of “waging the Iran war despite no declaration of war, statutory authorization, attack on the United States, or imminent threat.”
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who → retire → States
The first article “charges Secretary Hegseth with waging the Iran war despite no declaration of war, statutory authorization, attack on the United States, or imminent threat,” according to Massie’s announcement.
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article → charge → announcement
“It establishes that the war was unlawful from its inception.”
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war → establish → inception
Article 1 of the Constitution says that Congress has the power to declare war.
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Congress → say → war
The last time Congress formally declared war, though, was World War II.
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Congress → declare → war
The 1973 War Powers Resolution says that any time the military is used and war hasn’t been declared, the president has to formally notify the House speaker and Senate president pro tempore within two days.
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president → say → days
The president must also end the use of armed forces within 60 days if the president uses the military without prior notification to Congress, according to the resolution.
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president → end → resolution
Since the early 2000s, presidents from both parties have relied on authorizations for the use of military force approved by Congress to order military action without the green light from lawmakers.
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presidents → rely → lawmakers
Massie’s articles of impeachment also include charges related to alleged “extrajudicial killings,” referring to the strikes on alleged drug boats; “kidnapping of a sovereign foreign leader,” referring to the U.S. capturing then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro; and “unlawful war in Yemen.”
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U.S. → include → Yemen
Hegseth said Monday that he will hold a press conference Tuesday morning to address efforts to impeach him.
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he → say → him
When asked by reporters whether he has enough Republican support to defeat an impeachment, Hegseth said, “We’re not worried about that.”
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We → ask → that
“We’re going to do a press conference tomorrow at the Pentagon on that very topic,” he continued.
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he → go → topic
“So I’ll save my remarks there.
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I → save → remarks
I hope you’ll all come loaded for bear with your questions.”
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you → hope → questions
On Sunday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said he was a “hard yes” on supporting impeachment efforts against Hegseth.
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he → say → Hegseth
“The so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe,” Jeffries said.
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Jeffries → call → people
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