US Defense Secretary faces impeachment vote, rare press conference to be held tonight

November 10 - U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth will hold a rare press conference at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning local time, as lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a measure to impeach him. The press conference is scheduled for 8 a.m. Eastern Time (21:00 Beijing Time).

A day earlier, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie submitted revised articles of impeachment against Hegseth. The resolution accuses Hegseth of abuse of power, including launching a war with Iran without congressional approval, disregarding laws aimed at minimizing civilian casualties, and retaliating against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly and others.

Under House rules, the House must schedule a vote within two legislative days. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said Monday afternoon that he will firmly support the impeachment resolution. He told reporters that Hegseth "abused his power" and is "the architect of this reckless, costly and failed war of choice in Iran." Apart from Massie, it remains uncertain whether any other Republican lawmakers support the articles of impeachment. Massie said Monday afternoon that he had not received any commitments from other Republican lawmakers to support the measure.