U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House may vote this week on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth after Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., re-filed a resolution accusing Hegseth of committing high crimes and misdemeanors.
According to the eight articles of impeachment, Hegseth “abused the powers of the Department of Defense” in numerous ways, mainly by waging unauthorized military hostilities in Iran.
Only Congress has the power to declare war, but Congress still hasn’t authorized the ongoing U.S. military actions against Iran.
“Pete Hegseth is obligated to follow the laws on the books, not the laws that he wants to follow,” Massie said in a Monday news conference after reintroducing the impeachment resolution on the House floor.
The War Powers Act of 1973 gives the president only 60 days to conduct military operations without congressional approval. When that deadline passed, the Trump administration skirted the requirement by temporarily declaring a ceasefire, a move which Hegseth claimed reset the 60-day clock.
By the time the U.S. and Iran signed a 60-day peace framework in mid-June — which Iran promptly violated — Congress had passed a war powers resolution ordering a halt of further military conflict in Iran.
The Pentagon ignored the edict.
Massie acknowledged the possibility that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., could table the resolution or refer it to committee, avoiding a vote.
NOW: SecWar Pete Hegseth announces Pentagon PRESS CONFERENCE tomorrow morning to battle his impeachment by Democrats and some Republicans in the House
Here we go!
“Oh, we’re not worried about that! I’ll tell you this, actually, I hope all of you will join us. We’re going to do a press conference tomorrow morning at the Pentagon on that very topic. I’ll save my remarks for there.”
@PeteHegseth is a fighter. Not known to back down.
Remember when they tried character assassinating him during the confirmation process? This is child’s play for him!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 9, 2026
But the Kentucky lawmaker argued that it is in Republican leaders’ best interests to vote for the impeachment now, since it does not carry legal or financial penalties, rather than wait until Democrats take power.
“When the Democrats get in charge, they are going to be very vicious,” Massie said. “[T]he Democrats are going to have hearings. They won’t have just eight articles of impeachment, I suspect if Pete Hegseth doesn’t leave … there will be a full, robust trial over in the Senate. And it’s not a certain thing that he would survive the Senate.”
The articles also accuse Hegseth of unlawfully dismantling civilian protection infrastructure within the DOD, including eliminating funding for the Army’s Casualty Tracking Database and slashing civilian harm mitigation and response staff.
Hegseth, however, appeared unruffled in comments to reporters Monday who questioned him about the articles of impeachment, saying that the administration is “not worried about that.” He added that he will hold a press conference Tuesday to directly address the accusations.
The Iran conflict “doesn’t have to necessarily be popular, but it can be necessary,” he added. “We can’t let crazy Islamists have a nuclear bomb. And so the choice was, don’t act, and wish it away, or take a bold move.”
According to Pentagon estimates, 21 U.S. service members have died and at least 865 U.S. service members have suffered injuries in Iran since February.
This story originally appeared in The Center Square.
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