The vote happened — and Pete Hegseth survived it. By seven votes. But not the way anyone expected: the House never voted on impeachment at all.
On Tuesday the House voted 211–204 to refer Thomas Massie's eight impeachment articles to the Judiciary Committee — a committee run by Trump's own allies, and not expected to touch them. When this Congress ends on 3 January, the articles expire with it. Not an acquittal. A burial.
The twist: Massie, the Republican who filed the articles, stood completely alone against his own party's rescue. And eleven Democrats never showed up — had just eight of them voted no, the referral would have failed. At the Pentagon, Hegseth called the effort a "farce", a "stunt", "sabotage" — and on the operations behind the charges: "I stand behind every one of these operations. I would do it again tomorrow."
But in January, Democrats take control of Congress — and can file fresh articles all over again.
Watch part one, "The Fall Guy"
Sources: AP and multiple outlets, 10–11 Nov 2026.
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