Hegseth faces renewed impeachment push after Democratic midterm wins

Hegseth, who has overseen the U.S. military through the war with Iran, is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers, including some fellow Republicans. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addresses junior officers and enlisted leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2026. Hegseth’s tenure as defense secretary could end abruptly after heavy Republican losses in the midterm elections. (Eric Brann/U.S. Navy) The push on Capitol Hill to oust Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is getting renewed attention following this week’s Democratic defeat of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party in the midterm elections. Hegseth, who has overseen the U.S. military through the unpopular war with Iran, is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers, including some fellow Republicans.

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican who lost his May primary after clashing with Trump, is leading the impeachment effort. U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 17, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Massie introduced articles of impeachment in September against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and following a Democratic victory in the midterm elections Tuesday, Massie said he will go ahead with the impeachment effort unless Hegseth resigns. (Win McNamee/TNS) “There is one contingency in which I won’t reintroduce the articles of impeachment: Hegseth resigns,” Massie wrote on X on Wednesday. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a Stars and