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Watch: Republicans vote to block Hegseth impeachment from reaching full vote

ByBernd Debusmann Jr, White House reporter and Ana Faguy, Reporting fromCapitol Hill
  • Published23 minutes ago

An effort to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of waging war on Iran without congressional authorisation, has failed on Capitol Hill.

A majority of the House of Representatives agreed to refer impeachment articles to a committee - essentially killing the effort introduced by dissident Republican congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky - for now.