11 Democrats are among the 18 lawmakers who did not vote on whether to impeach Hegseth

US House blocks effort to impeach Hegseth: Official figures on the website of the Clerk of the US House of Representatives list the 11 Democrats who missed Tuesday’s vote on the resolution to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The House voted 211 to 204 to refer the resolution, introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, to the Judiciary Committee. Eighteen lawmakers in total did not vote.

The Pentagon has declared “total victory” after Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his role in the US-Israel war on Iran.

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote on X that referring the impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee marked a victory for Hegseth, the department and US troops.

He dismissed the effort as a political exercise without merit and said the department looked forward to ending what he called a “sham impeachment” in committee.

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