The US House of Representatives blocked an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday. By a vote of 211 to 204, lawmakers decided to table the charges to a committee, which effectively halted the initiative. The move to launch impeachment proceedings was initiated by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who was supported by Democrats. novinky.cz ↗
Hegseth faced accusations of unlawfully conducting a war against Iran without congressional authorization. Massie brought eight charges against the minister, which also included alleged extrajudicial executions in the Caribbean. Hegseth himself spoke out sharply against the impeachment attempt, calling it "a comedy and a stunt." Der Standard ↗ France24 ↗
Republican lawmakers demonstratively stood by the minister and voted almost unanimously against the motion to impeach him. Hegseth thus remains in his position, at least as long as Republicans hold a majority in the House of Representatives. Starting in January, Democrats will have a sufficient majority in both chambers of Congress, which will allow them to initiate impeachment proceedings again in the future. NOS ↗ BBC News ↗
US Congress blocks attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth
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Republikaner stoppen Amtsenthebungsverfahren gegen US-Verteidigungsminister Hegseth
Der Standard
| 05:31 11.11.
US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Hegseth, for now
BBC News
| 01:38 11.11.
Etats-Unis : Pete Hegseth, défiant et offensif, échappe à une tentative de destitution au Congrès
Le Monde
| 01:28 11.11.
USA: Amtsenthebungsverfahren gegen Hegseth gestoppt
ORF
| 00:57 11.11.
Knappe Abstimmung: Amtsenthebungsverfahren gegen Hegseth gestoppt
n-tv
| 00:57 11.11.
Los Republicanos logran parar en el Congreso el intento de 'impeachment' al secretario de Defensa
El Mundo
| 00:44 11.11.
Pete Hegseth spared as House GOP shelves impeachment articles
Independent
| 00:40 11.11.
La Cámara de Representantes da carpetazo al juicio político a Hegseth
El Pais
| 00:35 11.11.
Amtsenthebung gescheitert – Hegseth bleibt US-Verteidigungsminister
Welt
| 00:22 11.11.
Voorlopig geen afzettingsprocedure tegen Amerikaanse defensieminister Hegseth
NOS
| 01:39 11.11.
US-Repräsentantenhaus lehnt Amtsenthebungsverfahren gegen Hegseth ab
Tagesschau
| 01:19 11.11.
US-Verteidigungsminister: Amtsenthebung Hegseths im US-Repräsentantenhaus gestoppt
Tagesspiegel
| 01:08 11.11.
Republikáni zablokovali snahu o odvolání Hegsetha
novinky.cz
| 00:31 11.11.
House Republicans block effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth
The Guardian
| 00:08 11.11.
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