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Defiant Hegseth blasts impeachment 'farce' ahead of US House vote

Defiant Hegseth blasts impeachment 'farce' ahead of US House vote

By Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted efforts to impeach him as a farce on Tuesday and delivered a defiant defense of his record, hours before a House vote that will test whether the effort has enough support to move toward

Do you think Pete Hegseth should be impeached? Tell us | Opinion

Do you think Pete Hegseth should be impeached? Tell us | Opinion

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, out of Kentucky, wants Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth impeached and removed from office. Do you? Tell us here.

Defiant Hegseth blasts impeachment effort ahead of House vote

Defiant Hegseth blasts impeachment effort ahead of House vote

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday blasted efforts to impeach him as a farce that would embolden US adversaries, as he lashed out at his political opponents in Congress and the media in an unapologetic defense of his record.

Hegseth says bipartisan impeachment push is about ‘policy disagreements,’ not high crimes

Hegseth says bipartisan impeachment push is about ‘policy disagreements,’ not high crimes

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is condemning the impeachment effort against him as “a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment.”

Exclusive-Rubio warns top staff against conflicts of interest as Republicans look to 2028

Exclusive-Rubio warns top staff against conflicts of interest as Republicans look to 2028

By Gram Slattery, Humeyra Pamuk and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has moved to tighten control over the State Department, telling senior officials that staff must stay in their lanes and avoid actions that present conflicts of interest, four people

Pentagon chief Hegseth expected to face House impeachment vote this week

Pentagon chief Hegseth expected to face House impeachment vote this week

By Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, calls himself the secretary of war, part of his effort to rebrand a military he said was too weak and "woke" when he took office last year.

Trump orders DOJ to look into Democrats for 'threatening' people

Trump orders DOJ to look into Democrats for 'threatening' people

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump ordered the US Justice Department on Saturday to look into Democrats for "threatening a lot of people" with impeachment and other forms of punishment, saying in a social media post that their actions amount to a "criminal act," without providing

Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trump’s fossil fuel agenda

Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trump’s fossil fuel agenda

Some Democrats are promising to push for more clean energy to help tackle rising energy costs when they take control of Congress in January

Democrats need to meet the moment. Schumer, Jeffries can't | Opinion

Democrats need to meet the moment. Schumer, Jeffries can't | Opinion

American voters are right to question whether Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries are the right Democrats to lead in Congress.

Billionaire tax measure on California ballot defeated

Billionaire tax measure on California ballot defeated

By Ann Saphir and Peter Henderson SAN FRANSISCO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A billionaire tax that US Senator Bernie Sanders and other progressives championed as an antidote to economic inequality and a potential model for the rest of the country was defeated in California, US media projected on Monday.

The GOP controls Congress until January. And there's a lot to do

The GOP controls Congress until January. And there's a lot to do

Shutdown brinksmanship, a likely Pete Hegseth impeachment, farm bill questions and more will consume remainder of the GOP-controlled Congress.

US vows to speed up deployment of counter-drone systems to address threats

US vows to speed up deployment of counter-drone systems to address threats

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Monday it is taking steps to expedite the use of counter-drone systems to address growing threats.