Pete Hegseth... Trump's Defense Secretary escapes impeachment with "surprising" support from Republicans

Republican Party leaders in the US House of Representatives succeeded in thwarting efforts to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a surprising gesture of solidarity from the divided Republican Party after its crushing defeat in last week's midterm elections, which prevented a vote against President Donald Trump.

Sources reported to CNN that Republican Party leaders, in cooperation with White House officials, worked hard behind the scenes to thwart the impeachment efforts led by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, who is known for his positions opposing Trump.

On Tuesday, their efforts were crowned with success, as they convinced a sufficient number of Republicans to participate in the vote despite these large electoral losses, and to vote in favor of referring the draft impeachment bill to a specialized committee and withdrawing it from the Council’s agenda.