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  "id": "hegseth-impeachment-resolution",
  "edition_date": "2026-11-09",
  "section": "Policy",
  "kicker": "United States",
  "headline": "Jeffries Backs Hegseth Impeachment Resolution",
  "deck": "The House Democratic leader endorsed a planned privileged resolution, aligning with an outgoing Republican’s stated plan to reintroduce it.",
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  "byline": {
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  "timestamp": "11:56 UTC",
  "next_update_utc": "13:00",
  "revision": 3,
  "topics": [
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    "House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, said publicly Sunday that he was a “hard yes” on a forthcoming resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and that the Pentagon chief “has got to go.” Newsweek described his endorsement as support for a Republican-led effort. LBC described Jeffries as largely expected to be the next House speaker. [E1][E4][E6]",
    "On ABC News’ This Week, Jeffries said Hegseth had abused power and undermined national security, and blamed him for a “reckless and costly war of choice in Iran” that he said had increased prices and made the country less safe. Those are Jeffries’s stated allegations in support of impeachment, rather than findings established by the reports. Newsweek and LBC attributed the comments to the ABC interview that Sunday. [E2][E5]",
    "Thomas Massie, an outgoing Kentucky Republican, has said he will reintroduce a privileged impeachment resolution as early as Monday, according to Newsweek and LBC. Newsweek said Jeffries’s endorsement aligns top House Democratic leadership with Massie’s plan. LBC reported that Massie has accused Hegseth under eight articles, including an alleged violation of the War Powers Resolution of 1973. [E3][E7][E8]"
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      "label": "Articles alleged by Massie",
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      "label": "War Powers Resolution",
      "value": "1973 law",
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    }
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      "source": "newsweek.com",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, gave his support on Sunday to a Republican-led effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying he was a “hard yes” on a forthcoming resolution and asserting that the Pentagon chief “has got to go.”",
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        "source_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/jeffries-backs-republican-led-hegseth-impeachment-effort-hes-got-to-go-12683483",
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        "raw_excerpt": "House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, gave his support on Sunday to a Republican-led effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying he was a “hard yes” on a forthcoming resolution and asserting that the Pentagon chief “has got to go.”",
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      "source": "newsweek.com",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "“I’m a hard yes [on the Hegseth resolution],” Jeffries said on ABC News' This Week. “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. Pete Hegseth has got to go.”",
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        "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "“I’m a hard yes [on the Hegseth resolution],” Jeffries said on ABC News' This Week. “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. Pete Hegseth has got to go.”",
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    {
      "source": "newsweek.com",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "The endorsement aligns top House Democratic leadership with outgoing Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, who announced plans to reintroduce a privileged impeachment resolution against Hegseth as early as Monday.",
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        "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "The endorsement aligns top House Democratic leadership with outgoing Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, who announced plans to reintroduce a privileged impeachment resolution against Hegseth as early as Monday.",
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    {
      "source": "lbc.co.uk",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who is largely expected to be the next House of Representatives Speaker, said Hegseth had “abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran”.",
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        "source_url": "https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/hard-yes-impeaching-pete-hegseth-5Hjdm8g_2/",
        "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who is largely expected to be the next House of Representatives Speaker, said Hegseth had “abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran”.",
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    {
      "source": "lbc.co.uk",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who is largely expected to be the next House of Representatives Speaker, said Hegseth had \"abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran\". Asked whether he supports impeaching the Defence Secretary, he said: “I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution.”",
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        "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries, who is largely expected to be the next House of Representatives Speaker, said Hegseth had \"abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran\". Asked whether he supports impeaching the Defence Secretary, he said: “I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution.”",
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    {
      "source": "lbc.co.uk",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "Asked whether he supports impeaching the Defence Secretary, he said: “I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution.” \"Pete Hegseth has got to go,\" he told ABC News.",
      "source_note": {
        "source_id": "E6",
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        "source_url": "https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/hard-yes-impeaching-pete-hegseth-5Hjdm8g_2/",
        "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "Asked whether he supports impeaching the Defence Secretary, he said: “I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution.” \"Pete Hegseth has got to go,\" he told ABC News.",
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      "source": "lbc.co.uk",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "Mr Massie said he will revive an impeachment resolution as early as Monday.",
      "source_note": {
        "source_id": "E7",
        "source_kind": "public_url",
        "source_url": "https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/hard-yes-impeaching-pete-hegseth-5Hjdm8g_2/",
        "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "Mr Massie said he will revive an impeachment resolution as early as Monday.",
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      "source": "lbc.co.uk",
      "as_of": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
      "fragment": "Picture: Tom Williams/Getty Mr Massie said he will revive an impeachment resolution as early as Monday. He has accused Mr Hegseth of eight articles of impeachment, with offences including violating the War Powers Resolution of 1973.",
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        "retrieved_at": "2026-11-09T07:44:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "Picture: Tom Williams/Getty Mr Massie said he will revive an impeachment resolution as early as Monday. He has accused Mr Hegseth of eight articles of impeachment, with offences including violating the War Powers Resolution of 1973.",
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  "facts_checked_utc": "08:52"
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