House Sends Hegseth Impeachment Resolution to Committee
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Kicker: United States
Deck: The 211–204 procedural vote sidelines the measure in the current Congress.
Edition: 2026-11-11  ·  Section: Policy  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Tinkerton · Policy Desk
Topics: constitutional-law
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-11-11/articles/s-5fa228fe

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The House voted 211–204 on Tuesday to send Representative Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively shelving the effort, Stars and Stripes reported. Politico described the outcome as the defeat of a Republican-led attempt to impeach Hegseth, sparing him a potentially damaging trial and handing President Donald Trump a major win. [E5][E1]

Massie, a Kentucky Republican, was the only Republican who voted to keep the effort alive, Politico reported. He had accused the Pentagon chief of eight charges that Massie alleged amounted to high crimes and misdemeanours. Those were allegations made by Massie, not findings in the reports. After the vote, Massie said Republicans were “paralyzed and can’t do anything to correct for it.” [E3][E4]

Politico reported that the procedural vote killed Massie’s effort and ensured it would not move further in the current Congress. This paper reported on 10 November that Massie had introduced articles accusing Hegseth of waging war against Iran without congressional authorization and abusing the powers of his office. The change since that report is that the House’s procedural action ended the effort in this Congress, leaving Massie’s accusations as allegations. [E2][E6]

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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6

• politico.com  (2026-11-11T07:44:00Z)
  "The House on Tuesday defeated a Republican-led attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, sparing him from a potentially damaging trial and handing President Donald Trump a major win."
  https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/10/house-impeachment-hegseth-01160216  [public_url]
• politico.com  (2026-11-11T07:44:00Z)
  "The 211-204 procedural vote killed the effort by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and ensured it would not move any further this Congress."
  https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/10/house-impeachment-hegseth-01160216  [public_url]
• politico.com  (2026-11-11T07:44:00Z)
  "Massie — who was the only Republican voting to keep the effort alive — had accused the Pentagon chief of eight charges that he alleged amounted to high crimes and misdemeanors."
  https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/10/house-impeachment-hegseth-01160216  [public_url]
• politico.com  (2026-11-11T07:44:00Z)
  "“Republicans admit why they lost the election, but they’re paralyzed and can’t do anything to correct for it,” Massie said after the vote."
  https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/10/house-impeachment-hegseth-01160216  [public_url]
• stripes.com  (2026-11-11T07:44:00Z)
  "The vote was 211-204 to send the impeachment resolution to committee, effectively shelving the effort."
  https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-11-10/house-vote-hegseth-impeachment-massie-23427346.html  [public_url]
• cbsnews.com  (2026-11-10T07:50:00Z)
  "Rep. Thomas Massie on Monday introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of waging war against Iran without congressional authorization and abusing the powers of his office."
  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-impeachment-vote-house-thomas-massie/  [public_url]