# House Democrat says traffic incident prevented her and others from voting on Hegseth impeachment

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6 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 10, 2026, 9:09 PM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6212500-stansbury-misses-hegseth-vote/>

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said Tuesday that she and other lawmakers were unable to reach the Capitol in time to vote against a Republican effort to block the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth because of a traffic incident and a police escort. “Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the…

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 8:48 AM: [Hegseth impeachment effort torpedoed in House](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/10/pete-hegseth-impeachment-massie-iran.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States)
  GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, who has clashed with President Donald Trump, kicked off the Hegseth impeachment fight days after a blue wave midterm election.
- 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, 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, 5:05 PM: [House Republicans block Hegseth impeachment](<https://www.ms.now/news/house-republicans-block-hegseth-impeachment>) — MS NOW (TV network, United States)
  House GOP leaders were narrowly able to kill the impeachment resolution — at least for the time being.
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:09 PM: [House Democrat says traffic incident prevented her and others from voting on Hegseth impeachment](<https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6212500-stansbury-misses-hegseth-vote/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) said Tuesday that she and other lawmakers were unable to reach the Capitol in time to vote against a Republican effort to block the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth because of a traffic incident and a police escort. “Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the…
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:04 AM: [How each House member voted on the impeachment of Pete Hegseth](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxOMmFNQnlFcXhqcjN1NjJBZTlVaktYeHZyOUFIbVVJLXBvNE0wOUxYZm5ibFhQRkZ6cVdZZlRPTnZIcjl1b01uOFZVS2FabU14OHRFWnRQU21rejNiLTZGQjA1UVhIX2g0YmY5cVJNOUtmc3h4U2pkdWJCejhFbmc2bWp3VkM?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)