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10m ago / 7:16 AM EST House could vote this evening on Hegseth impeachment The House could vote as early as 5:30 p.m. tonight on Massie's resolution to impeach Hegseth, according to the daily floor schedule. The schedule lists for possible consideration a “procedural motion relating” to the impeachment resolution, meaning a Republican could make a motion to table the resolution or refer it to a committee. Either of those votes would take a majority, and if successful, would prevent a vote on the impeachment resolution itself.
If there are a majority of votes to defeat a tabling or referral motion, then the House would have to vote on the impeachment resolution. A vote on impeachment also takes a majority. Attendance will be a factor, as there were 36 members of the House absent last night during votes.
Massie said yesterday that he doesn’t know if his measure has the votes to advance. NBC News has not heard from any Republicans other than Massie who have committed to backing impeachment. 15m ago / 7:11 AM EST The Data Dive: Steve Kornacki analyzes Texas’ big blue shift After years of false starts, Democrats succeeded in turning Texas blue — and quite possibly scrambled the 2028 presidential battleground. The shift that took place last Tuesday was profound.
A state that had sided with Trump by 14 percentage points just two years ago moved 26 points to the left, handing Democrat James Talarico a 12-point landslide over Republican Ken Paxton in the race for the Senate. Texas hadn’t elected a Democrat statewide in three decades, let alone sent one to Washington. Read the full story here. 15m ago / 7:11 AM EST Republicans, reeling from an election drubbing, will choose their leadership in Congress After a blue tidal wave swept them from power, House and Senate Republicans will try to pick up the pieces today and select their leadership teams for the new Congress.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has already heeded his party’s call for new blood, announcing he will forgo a bid for minority leader and step down from leadership . But other GOP leaders in both chambers are fighting to hang on to power in the wake of last week’s historic midterm drubbing. Read the full story here. 15m ago / 7:11 AM EST Hegseth to hold a news conference on House impeachment threat Defense Secretary Hegseth will hold a news conference this morning to address Rep.
Massie's efforts to impeach him over the U.S. war with Iran and other military actions ordered by Trump. House GOP leaders will be forced to bring Massie's impeachment articles up for a floor vote within two legislative days because the Kentucky Republican filed the measure as privileged under House rules. Republicans could also make a motion to kill the resolution, which would require a majority vote.
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Source: NBC News
