Speaker Johnson recesses House early amid Hegseth impeachment effort
On September 16, 2026, Speaker Mike Johnson announced the U.S. House would recess one day early amid an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
On September 16, 2026, Speaker Mike Johnson announced the U.S. House would recess one day early amid an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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In our news wrap Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will head to recess a day early amid an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, fencing has gone up around the Kennedy Center a day after President Trump's hand-picked board voted to close it for repairs and a news helicopter crash in Los Angeles killed three people.