Full List of Democrats Who Missed Hegseth Impeachment Vote—and Why
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has 11 Democratic House members to thank for tanking the nascent effort to impeach him. House Republicans blocked Representative Thomas Massie’s articles of impeachment against Hegseth from reaching the floor by a 211-204 vote. While Republicans were initially concerned they lacked the party votes to block the resolution, it was 11 absent Democratic lawmakers who handed them a victory.
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