# House sent home early, staving off Hegseth impeachment vote

https://mins.news/en/video/62619

- CNN, 2026-09-17 12:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GncrPf6MjMs

> Speaker Mike Johnson said House members would leave Washington early Wednesday for a seven-week campaign recess ahead of the midterm elections, postponing a potential impeachment vote against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Republicans will take final votes Wednesday evening, including on a Russia sanctions bill, instead of staying through Thursday.

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