A Republican from Kentucky filed a resolution in Congress to impeach the defence secretary, after the Iran war fuelled a midterm defeat for Donald Trump’s party.
Washington | US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth could be impeached this week as Republicans turn on him following the party’s wipeout in the midterms.
Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, moved on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) to force a vote to impeach Hegseth, setting the stage for a dramatic vote on whether to remove one of the Trump administration’s most prominent figures.
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The failed move could lead to a more robust effort against the defense secretary in the next Congress. Here’s how it could look
In the final weeks of the 2026 midterms, Republican candidates across the country began to face an unusual line of attack. In an election widely viewed as a referendum on the Trump administration, suddenly many of them were accused of being insufficiently conservative.
The soldier reprimanded US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his staffers when a loud laugh was heard after they took photos at the site, following a ceremony that included President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance.
Holscher, a state senator, overcame a more well-known Republican who had Trump's endorsement in the state that has gone to the GOP in most other statewide races.
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BBC's Bernd Debusmann breaks down why Defence Secretary Hegseth's group was reprimanded at Arlington National Cemetery and the history behind its strict rules of conduct.
