- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries confirmed support for impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following Democratic midterm victories.
- Republican Rep. Thomas Massie plans to introduce an impeachment resolution against Hegseth over launching airstrikes in Iran without congressional approval.
- Jeffries accused Hegseth of abusing his power and engineering a reckless, costly war in Iran that hurt national security and raised consumer prices.
- President Donald Trump defended Hegseth against the impeachment push, calling it unfair and citing military victories in Venezuela and Iran.
- Hegseth dismissed the potential congressional investigation as a political sham and urged military personnel to ignore the noise.
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