Republican forces Congress to hold impeachment vote for Pete Hegseth

Representative Thomas Massie has pressed fellow Republicans in Congress to hold a formal vote on whether to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Massie’s move centers on Hegseth’s role in the United States’ military actions related to the war on Iran.

The effort compels Republican members to take an explicit public stance on removing a senior defense official, forcing a party-wide confrontation over the administration and oversight of the conflict. The procedural step means the GOP will need to record votes for or against impeachment, rather than leaving the question unresolved within party ranks.

The push for a vote arrives against a backdrop of limited public backing for the war: a recent poll cited in the reporting found that under one-third of Americans support the U.S. military action. That level of public sentiment frames the political context for the congressional debate and may influence how lawmakers respond.

How the vote proceeds and whether it gains sufficient support were not detailed in the report. What is clear from the account is that the issue has been elevated from private disagreement to a formal congressional question, creating a moment of heightened scrutiny over both Hegseth’s conduct and broader U.S. policy toward Iran.