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The US House of Representatives has started a vote to determine whether to advance impeachment proceedings against Pete Hegseth, who serves as the Defense Secretary. Representative Thomas Massie introduced the resolution with eight articles of impeachment alleging that Hegseth initiated an unauthorized war against Iran and conducted extrajudicial killings. Democratic representatives are expected to support the measure, while Republican lawmakers may face pressure to distance themselves from Hegseth following significant Republican losses in recent midterm elections.

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Democratic representatives are expected to support the measure, setting up a test of whether Republican lawmakers will break with the Trump administration and distance themselves from the unpopular war after a rebuke at the polls.

left frames impeachment as a way for Republicans to distance themselves from an unpopular war
Massie’s resolution includes eight separate articles of impeachment, accusing the combative Pentagon chief of launching an illegal war against Iran without congressional approval and overseeing a campaign of strikes targeting alleged drug trafficking vessels that legal scholars say are extrajudicial killings.

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Massie’s resolution includes eight separate articles of impeachment, accusing the combative Pentagon chief of launching an illegal war against Iran without congressional approval and overseeing a campaign of strikes targeting alleged drug trafficking vessels that legal scholars say are extrajudicial killings.

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US House begins vote on motion to advance impeachment of Pete Hegseth · assertive framing

A vote on whether to move forward with the impeachment of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has begun in the US House of Representatives, following a midterm election in which voters vented frustrations over the Iran war Hegseth has helped spearhead. asserted

Hegseth → move → war

vote → decide → Wednesday

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lawmakers → file → polls

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has said that he is a “hard yes” on the resolution. asserted

he → say → resolution

scholars → include → vessels

Hegseth has denounced the resolution as “sabotage” and a “farce”, while US President Donald Trump and prominent members of his administration have expressed their continued support for him. asserted

Trump → denounce → him

Speculation about Hegseth’s position within the administration has circulated as polls suggest that voters partly blame the war for surging prices of goods such as gasoline and groceries, and has grown stronger after Republicans faced punishing losses in the midterm elections. asserted

Republicans → circulate → elections

“Is he being truthful in the way the war is going?” outgoing Republican Senator Joni Ernst said of Hegseth on Tuesday. asserted

Ernst → go → Tuesday

US House begins vote on motion to advance impeachment of Pete Hegseth

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