US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth survives impeachment attempt

Washington, Nov 11 (UNI) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has survived an attempt to advance impeachment proceedings against him after the House of Representatives voted to refer the resolution to a Republican-led committee, effectively halting the effort for now. The 211-204 vote on Tuesday dealt a significant setback to the campaign led by Republican Rep Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who accused Hegseth of launching military operations against Iran without congressional authorisation and violating other laws governing the use of military force. All Republicans except Massie voted to send the resolution to the House Judiciary Committee rather than allow it to…