Johnson Sends House Members Home Until After the Midterms, Avoiding Massie’s Vote to Impeach Hegseth
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is being accused of running away from a bipartisan effort to hold an impeachment vote...

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says the early adjournment by Speaker Johnson blocked his impeachment effort against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is being accused of running away from a bipartisan effort to hold an impeachment vote...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he kept his resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a secret from Republican leaders because he did not want to “show his hand.” The Kentucky Republican, who has been a frequent critic of the Trump administration’s military operations in Iran, introduced this resolution on the House floor Tuesday…
House lawmakers will leave Washington early for the last time before the November midterm elections, after GOP leaders said they were canceling the votes session they had scheduled. This comes as the House was set to vote on the possible impeachment of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin has the latest from the Capitol.
The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment.House GOP leadership announced Wednesday morning that they will end their current slate of votes early and head home until the midterms, a nearly two-month break.“Members are further advised that upon completion of today’s legislative business, votes are…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) push to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth a “publicity stunt” after canceling Thursday’s votes and sending the House home a day early for its seven-week recess in the run-up to the midterm elections. “Let me talk about the impeachment vote, that’s ridiculous,” Johnson told reporters…