Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky files resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, filed a resolution Monday to force a House vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as pressure grows inside the GOP after sweeping election losses for President Donald Trump’s party. The proposed impeachment centers largely on the war in Iran and also references Hegseth’s role in military actions involving Yemen and Venezuela. Massie’s move aims to compel GOP lawmakers to decide whether to remove one of Trump’s most prominent officials. A House vote could come by mid-week. Hegseth dismissed the effort as “noise,” said he is eager to “litigate” actions taken under the administration, and announced a rare news conference Tuesday.