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Pete Hegseth to hold first Pentagon briefing since May amid impeachment threat

Pete Hegseth to hold first Pentagon briefing since May amid impeachment threat

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JD Vance described the impeachment effort against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as “absurd” and said it is not about the Iran war. Hegseth defended himself, stating “We didn’t start Iran war” as the resolution, introduced by outgoing Republican lawmaker Thomas

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  • left · 2 outlets

    Pete Hegseth made the comment ‌at a news conference a day after U.S. Representative ‌Thomas Massie, a ‌Kentucky ⁠Republican, introduced eight articles of ⁠impeachment against him

    — The Hindu

  • center · 5 outlets

    S Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday (local time) defended Secretary of War Pete Hegseth amid a Republican-led impeachment effort against him, saying that Hegseth had executed direct orders from President Donald Trump and that the US military operations in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela had been…

    — The Tribune

  • right · 5 outlets

    Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of waging war without congressional approval and abusing his powers. President Donald Trump defended Hegseth, while Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries backed impeachment.

    — Livemint

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The briefing will be Pete Hegseth’s first since May even as the U.S. military has kept up intermittent operations against the Islamic Republic as well as fatal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin America

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  3. The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article

    Pete Hegseth to hold first Pentagon briefing since May amid impeachment threat

    The briefing will be Pete Hegseth’s first since May even as the U.S. military has kept up intermittent operations against the Islamic Republic as well as fatal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin America

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  13. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Hegseth calls impeachment bid a ‘political spectacle’, dismisses it as ‘farce’

    WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday denounced a push to impeach him as a "farce" and defended his record leading the Iran war and other military operations under President Donald Trump. "It's a farce, and it's a stunt, and everybody knows it," he said at a Pentagon press…

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