Defense Secretary Hegseth avoids impeachment vote with recess

On 2026-09-16, the House avoided voting on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after House leaders decided to leave Washington a day earlier than scheduled for the election recess. The early recess prevented the impeachment vote from occurring.

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