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Politics● Elevated1h ago · Nov 9, 2026, 7:32 PM

Republican congressman launches impeachment bid against Pentagon chief Hegseth

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · North America

Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie moved on Monday to force a vote in the House of Representatives to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, putting pressure on his fellow Republicans to decide whether to remove one of the Trump administration’s most prominent figures following the party's crushing defeat in midterm elections.

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