# WATCH: Hegseth says House impeachment push is about 'policy disagreements' not high crimes

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9 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-hegseth-holds-news-conference-as-house-impeachment-vote-looms>

The embattled Pentagon chief spoke at his first press briefing from the five-sided building in six months, launching a counteroffensive against outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie's effort to impeach him over his handling of the unpopular war against Iran and other actions.

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 10, 2026, 7:00 AM: [WATCH: Hegseth says House impeachment push is about 'policy disagreements' not high crimes](<https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-hegseth-holds-news-conference-as-house-impeachment-vote-looms>) — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States)
  The embattled Pentagon chief spoke at his first press briefing from the five-sided building in six months, launching a counteroffensive against outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie's effort to impeach him over his handling of the unpopular war against Iran and other actions.
- Nov 10, 2026, 7:42 AM: [Pete Hegseth says impeachment push is a ‘farce’](<https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-massie-impeachment-farce-rcna608421>) — NBC News (TV network, United States)
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the effort to impeach him by an outgoing Republican congressman is nothing but a “political spectacle.”
- 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, 10:59 AM: [Hegseth’s Impeachment Pushback](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxQMkJCbi1nQncwTUFwU3JycHgyU3ZKcUVDWHB4SE5UQ2U2a1A3Q3ktZ3EtZWRVeFFacGptSGYxQjZLNkNpTllLVG1pVzZPaVI5RTB0cHI0bWdkdGwxU3JjQzUtdk9OT21EQUxSajZNT0YzTllNXzVBN0xkSWx1ZWJ4YWZobkNjM2xJS1BEZGpIWHcyMUE?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:42 AM: [Hegseth says impeachment ‘not about me’:](<https://thehill.com/newsletters/1230-report/6211135-hegseth-says-impeachment-not-about-me/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Presented by American Meat Producers Association {beacon} It’s Tuesday. Did you sleep (or commute) your way through Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s 8 a.m. EST press conference? We’ll fill you in, don’t worry. In today’s issue: House vote on Hegseth impeachment Senate GOP leadership vote delayed Peltola expands lead on Sullivan in Alaska Gas prices…
- 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, 5:16 PM: [House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push](<https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gop-leaders-block-massie-hegseth-impeachment-push>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, meaning it had to be considered by the full House.
