US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Hegseth, for now

The Kentucky congressman also said that removing Hegseth now would give the Senate time to approve a replacement while Republicans were still in power.Impeachment resolutions can be carried past the end of a congressional term, meaning Democrats would be able to take it up next year. The Democrats will take control of both chambers of Congress in January following a successful midterm election.House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, had predicted earlier in the day that the impeachment bid would fail. In the eight articles of impeachment formally introduced in the House on Monday, Massie said Hegseth was "breaking the law and must be held accountable" for fighting a war in Iran for more than 90 days without lawmakers' approval. The impeachment articles also accused Hegseth of overseeing "extrajudicial killings" in the US campaign against boats alleged to be carrying drugs in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. At a news conference on Tuesday, Hegseth called efforts to impeach him a political stunt by a Trump administration opponent who was "disgruntled and defeated". Hegseth also argued Massie's resolution endangered national security, because it communicated to US adversaries "...