The House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, has backed Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth over the Iran war. He told ABC's This Week on Sunday 8 November: "I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution."
"Pete Hegseth has got to go," Jeffries said. According to ABC News, he expects "incredibly strong support" among Democrats, and his conference discusses the resolution on Tuesday morning.
Axios reported the same day that House Republican leaders are bracing for enough GOP defections to impeach Hegseth when the measure comes to a vote this week. The retiring Republican Don Bacon of Nebraska told Axios he is undecided. Citing its own reporting, Axios also says Hegseth is on "thin ice" with the Trump administration and that some officials are pushing for his removal.
Massie told ABC he would reintroduce the resolution as a privileged measure as early as Monday. Once a privileged resolution is raised, a vote must be scheduled within two legislative days. The resolution contains eight articles of impeachment, ABC reports, including alleged violation of the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
There is no confirmation yet that the resolution has been filed, and no vote date has been set.