Speaker Mike Johnson ended the House session early, leaving Rep. Thomas Massie’s effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a push for more Epstein investigation files without votes. Massie criticized Johnson; Johnson called the impeachment effort “a stunt.”
Mike Johnson sent the House home early, leaving Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth without an immediate vote.
Left-leaning outlets present the early adjournment as delaying or avoiding the impeachment vote, with possible political benefit to Republicans. Center outlets emphasize the campaign-season recess and the dispute over whether leaders intended to avoid the vote.
