
Hegseth survives congressional push to remove him over Iran war
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The US House of Representatives has voted to sideline a resolution to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, referring it to committee and effectively ending the effort to remove him over his handling of the war in Iran. The US House of Representatives has voted to sideline a resolution to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, referring it to committee and effectively ending the effort to remove him over his handling of the war in Iran. The vote was 211 to 204, with Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky the only member of his party to break ranks and vote with Democrats against the referral. Massie had filed eight articles of impeachment on Monday, accusing Hegseth of unlawful conduct at the Pentagon, but House Speaker Mike Johnson had vowed to block the move. Simon Marks reports from Washington.

