
A sitting cabinet secretary now faces formal impeachment articles as Washington reels from revelations about lethal naval strikes and a scandal over unsecured messaging.
Democrat Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan announced he has introduced articles of impeachment against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, charging murder, conspiracy to murder, and mishandling of classified information; a move that has poured political fuel on already raging questions about the legality of the administration's campaign against suspected narcotics traffickers at sea and Hegseth's conduct on classified matters.