# What to know about the Republican-led effort to impeach Pete Hegseth

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9 outlets covering · First listed: Vox, Nov 10, 2026, 2:50 PM · Read it: <https://www.vox.com/podcasts/510204/hegseth-impeachment-massie-iran-house-vote>

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may be on track to become just the third Cabinet member in history to be impeached, after Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against him on Monday. Some articles of impeachment, which accuse Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors, focus on Hegseth’s conduct during the Iran war, including

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 10, 2026, 8:58 AM: [Hegseth impeachment effort is blocked by House Republicans](<https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/11/10/hegseth-defends-his-record-iran-war-impeachment-vote-looms/>) — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Rep. Thomas Massie, a fellow Republican and frequent critic of President Trump, argued that the Iran war and the defense secretary’s controversial stewardship of the Pentagon were grounds for his removal.
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:31 AM: [Pete Hegseth impeachment effort blocked by House Republicans](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxPQUNXMkxGenZWcWlHclR5OG1zTlBOY1FCaktDemppTUVxd1R6aVdEU0t1Yld1U1h2empESzVJWXJxa0VYREVJenNGbVg4cmdKY3RkYkdwbmdsZGJiWmF2Y280dDYzbjJkcnRWbEp5MjJ3YzlUUEcySW5PcEYydzI4OHJoNWhKSHZvTlhMd3NRMll3VEwxTkpJOWhyUnFQV3dneTVV?oc=5>) — AP (Wire service, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:42 AM: [Why Pete Hegseth Faces Impeachment](<https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/11/pete-hegseth-thomas-massie-impeachment/689353/>) — The Atlantic (Magazine, United States)
  A Republican lawmaker is forcing a vote on impeaching the defense secretary based on these eight charges.
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:50 PM: [What to know about the Republican-led effort to impeach Pete Hegseth](<https://www.vox.com/podcasts/510204/hegseth-impeachment-massie-iran-house-vote>) — Vox (Digital news, United States)
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may be on track to become just the third Cabinet member in history to be impeached, after Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against him on Monday. Some articles of impeachment, which accuse Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors, focus on Hegseth’s conduct during the Iran war, including
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:36 PM: [House Republicans block Pete Hegseth impeachment effort](<https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/10/us-house-begins-vote-on-motion-to-advance-impeachment-of-pete-hegseth>) — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar)
  Hegseth has been accused of spearheading war on Iran without required congressional approval.
- Nov 10, 2026, 5:03 PM: [Republican-led House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort](<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-led-house-rejects-hegseth-impeachment-effort-rcna608534>) — NBC News (TV network, United States)
  The Republican-led House rejected a push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over how he has carried out the war in Iran and other military hostilities.
- Nov 10, 2026, 5:05 PM: [House blocks Massie's effort to impeach Hegseth](<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massie-hegseth-impeachment/>) — CBS News (TV network, United States)
  GOP Rep. Thomas Massie said Monday he would not bring up another resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Nov 10, 2026, 5:08 PM: [Republicans Turn Back Effort to Impeach Hegseth](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/10/us/politics/house-hegseth-impeachment-vote.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  The G.O.P. banded together to shelve impeachment articles against the defense secretary, sparing him from a damaging rebuke and potential ouster.
- Nov 11, 2026, 6:04 AM: [Pete Hegseth survives effort to impeach him \| First Thing](<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/first-thing-pete-hegseth-survives-effort-to-impeach-him>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
