In brief
In Washington, the White House announced on Nov. 10 that it opposed a congressional effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and called for the resolution to be referred to committee to delay action. The U.S. House is scheduled to hold a procedural vote on the resolution that evening, though specific details about the impeachment remain unconfirmed.
In Washington, the White House formally opposed an effort to impeach U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, urging Congress to stall the resolution through committee referral on Tuesday, Nov. 10, according to a statement released by Xinhua on the same day.
The push to impeach Hegseth had been introduced by a Republican lawmaker, but the White House’s position explicitly calls for the measure to be halted pending committee consideration, making the executive branch a vocal opponent of the impeachment initiative.
Later on Tuesday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote procedurally on the impeachment resolution, a move that will test the level of support for the effort. Details about the content of the resolution and the grounds for the impeachment have not yet been confirmed.
