Republican lawmaker moves to force vote on impeaching Hegseth - washingtonpost.com

BREAKING: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduces articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, moving to force a House vote.

A Republican just filed articles of impeachment against Trump's own defense secretary.

Thomas Massie, the Kentucky congressman who's made a career of voting against his own party, introduced articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth over the Iran war. And he's not just filing paper. He's moving to force a House vote, which means leadership can't quietly bury it in a committee drawer. Every member of the House may have to put their name on the record, for or against.

The case is about war powers, whether the Pentagon fought a war Congress never authorised. Massie's odds of actually removing Hegseth are close to zero, the Senate needs sixty seven votes for that. But that's not the point. The point is the vote itself, and how many Republicans quietly cross the line with him.

One Republican forcing the roll call is worth more to Massie than the outcome. Watch who blinks.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.