US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces impeachment vote, prepares for rare press briefing

Washington, Nov 10 (UNI) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing a potential impeachment vote in the House of Representatives this week, as he prepares to hold a rare Pentagon news briefing amid growing political scrutiny over his handling of the war with Iran. The briefing on Tuesday comes a day after Republican Rep Thomas Massie introduced revised articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing him of abusing his office by launching the military campaign against Iran without congressional approval, disregarding laws intended to minimise civilian casualties and retaliating against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, among other allegations. Under House rules, lawmakers…