House stalls Hegseth impeachment, appoints Jim Jordan, indicts Iran-linked operatives
The U. S. House of Representatives voted on 11 November to refer the eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth back to the Judiciary Committee, effectively halting the effort; it also elected Rep. Jim Jordan as the Republican minority leader, and federal prosecutors indicted three men for Iran-backed terrorist plots, NPR reported.
The impeachment drive began in early November when Republican Rep. Thomas Massie filed a resolution containing eight articles accusing Hegseth of violating the War Powers Resolution and other statutes, The Age reported. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries publicly backed the effort, BBC said. President Donald Trump defended Hegseth and called the move a political spectacle, while Hegseth himself dismissed the charges as a farce, The Guardian reported.