211–204: House Blocks Hegseth Impeachment — Trump Calls It 'Miserable Failure' | Military Focus

The US House voted 211–204 to send eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, controlled by Republicans — effectively blocking the impeachment push in this Congress.

Representative Thomas Massie, the only Republican against it, filed those eight articles. Eleven Democrats missed the vote. The articles accuse Hegseth of starting the Iran war without approval, passing the sixty-day limit, striking suspected drug boats, and retaliating against Senator Mark Kelly.

Hegseth called it a farce. President Trump called the result a miserable failure, and Massie a major loser.

Why block it right now? On the surface, it is protecting the secretary in the middle of the Iran war. One layer deeper, after the midterm defeat Trump cannot lose another pillar — impeaching Hegseth means impeaching his own Iran policy — and Democrats are not ready to spend this card either. The consequence reaches straight into budgets and security: the $1.5 trillion defense bill and the $15 billion Ukraine package stay with the outgoing Congress until January.

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We analyze warfare to cherish peace. Will Democrats refile the articles in January — or keep Hegseth as an investigation target instead?