Republican lawmaker moves to force vote to impeach Pete Hegseth

Republican Representative Thomas Massie has introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and moved to force a House vote on the measure. The action puts an impeachment question involving the defense secretary before the House.

The articles accuse Hegseth of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and of abusing his powers. Massie, a Republican lawmaker, is seeking to force the House to take up the impeachment measure.

The House is likely to vote on the measure this week. The effort centers on the defense secretary and the accusations that he exceeded his authority and acted without congressional approval.

The impeachment articles were introduced by Massie, and the House is likely to consider them this week. The accusations are part of the impeachment measure against Hegseth.