# US House blocks effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

https://mins.news/en/item/138441

- Reuters, 2026-11-11 05:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/pentagon-chief-hegseth-calls-moves-impeach-him-farce-that-will-fail-2026-11-10/

> The US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, giving the polarizing Pentagon chief a reprieve. Democrats may try again after taking control of Congress next year.

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