Jeffries Backs Hegseth Impeachment as House Could Vote on Massie Resolution This Week

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Sunday he is a "hard yes" on a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which could reach a House vote as early as this week as Congress returns for its lame-duck session. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced articles of impeachment in September, but House GOP leaders recessed the chamber early and pushed a vote off until November. Massie was expected to introduce updated articles Monday to comply with parliamentary procedure, a source said, restarting a two-day clock for GOP leaders to schedule a vote. The 34-page resolution has eight articles accusing Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors, three of them for waging war on Iran without congressional authorization. Jeffries, speaking on ABC, said Hegseth abused his power, undermined national security and engineered a costly war that raised prices. He said House Democrats would discuss support at a Tuesday meeting but expected strong backing. Removal would require a two-thirds Senate vote, which analysts consider extremely unlikely.

Left-leaning outlets treat this as a congressional process story. CBS News leads with the possible vote, bipartisan frustration over the Iran war and Republican midterm losses, and details Massie's eight articles and the procedural clock. Talking Points Memo folds the impeachment into a broader lame-duck preview, citing Jeffries' pledge alongside leadership elections, calls for new House Democratic leadership and Senate Republicans seeking to delay their own votes. Right-leaning outlets focus on Jeffries himself. Just the News and Breitbart headline his "hard yes," repeat his ABC remarks on abuse of power, the Iran war and prices, and note his plan for a Tuesday caucus conversation. Breitbart goes furthest, printing the Jonathan Karl exchange and Jeffries' remarks on corruption by what he called the "Trump cartel," which the others omit. Both sides agree on the facts of Massie's resolution and Jeffries' stance; they differ mainly in whether they stress the vote's mechanics and politics or Jeffries' rhetoric. The American Conservative largely matches the right, adding the Senate threshold.