2026-09-1610brief

Thomas Massie (Rep-R Kentucky) filed eight articles impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, forcing a vote

House rules force a floor vote within two days.

The privileged filing challenges the seven-month Iran war and lethal strikes on suspected drug traffickers.

Key allegations in the resolution:

  • Three articles charge that the seven-month Iran war broke the 60-day limit in the War Powers Resolution.
  • One count cites more than 168 people killed in the Feb. 28 strike on a school in Minab.
  • Another count cites lethal strikes on suspected drug traffickers that caused at least 221 deaths.