# GOP leaders send House home early, staving off Hegseth impeachment vote over Iran war

https://mins.news/en/item/61300

- CNN, 2026-09-16 16:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/politics/house-early-recess-hegseth-impeachment?Date=20260916&Profile=CNN

> Republican leaders are sending the US House home early, staving off an impeachment vote against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war.

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