Lawmakers consider Pete Hegseth impeachment as Congress returns to Washington

Republican Representative French Hill refused on Sunday to rule out voting to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth, the New York Post reported. Hill said on CBS News' Face The Nation that he wants to hear the debate to determine if Hegseth's actions merit impeachment or another disciplinary action. According to the New York Post, Hill also stated he was not satisfied with how the war has been handled. [1][8][9][10][12][13][14]

The New York Post reported that Hill won a seventh term in the House representing Arkansas by 4,400 votes. Hill stated that the commander in chief must take responsibility for the strategy and conduct of the war, according to the New York Post. [1][12]

Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries expressed strong support for the impeachment effort, describing his position as a hard yes on a vote that could be called this week, Al Jazeera and the Guardian reported. Jeffries is poised to become the Speaker of the House after recent election victories, Al Jazeera and CNN reported. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Representative Thomas Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth in September, and Jeffries accused Hegseth of abusing power. [4][5][7][11][15]

Congress returns to Washington on Monday with a packed legislative agenda, CNBC reported. Lawmakers face a December 11 deadline to extend government funding, alongside work on the National Defense Authorization Act and the debt limit, according to CNBC. [2][3]