House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday’s scheduled votes by calling an early recess, preventing a vote on Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Massie and Rep. Pramila Jayapal criticized the move, while Johnson called the resolution a publicity stunt.
House Speaker Mike Johnson ended the House session early, and Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not receive a vote.
Center outlets stress that the early recess left Massie's resolution without a vote and foreground his claim that leadership sought to avoid it, while also noting Johnson's response. Right-leaning outlets pair Massie's account with Johnson's claim that the House had completed its work, presenting the reason for the schedule change as disputed.
