US Defense Secretary Hegseth temporarily escapes impeachment

Odaily reports: US Defense Secretary Hegseth successfully avoided impeachment in the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening. Republican lawmakers voted to block the impeachment effort aimed at holding him accountable for relevant actions during his tenure as Defense Secretary. The proposal to send the impeachment motion back to committee for review ultimately passed with 211 votes in favor and 204 against. Thomas Massie, the sponsor of the impeachment motion, was the only Republican lawmaker to vote against it. It is expected that House Democrats will push forward with this impeachment process again after taking control of Congress in January. Before the vote, Hegseth delivered a strong defense of his performance in office. He called Massie a "disgruntled and frustrated member of Congress" and said the so-called articles of impeachment were essentially nothing more than policy disagreements. (Jinshi)