Hegseth calls effort to impeach him ‘a political spectacle’ U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called the articles of impeachment introduced against him a farce and a stunt at a news conference Tuesday morning. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican, introduced eight articles of impeachment against him on Monday, largely focusing on the war in Iran. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives closed ranks on Tuesday to block an effort to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The impeachment attempt was spearheaded by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, who was seekingRead more