Pete Hegseth survives House impeachment vote

Capitol Hill Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will continue his role after surviving an impeachment vote. The House turned aside the resolution aiming to impeach Hegseth over his handling of the war in Iran. The vote came as Republicans are really kind of planning their next steps after the sweeping midterm losses across the country. The president gave strong support to Hegseth amid this impeachment vote. GOP lawmakers stood by the secretary Tuesday. In a near party-line vote, Democrats say there are more investigations Something's coming when they officially take power. Texted Pete last night, I was 100% for him. What they tried to do to him was unfair, and it was not right. There are so many criminals in this administration, it's hard to figure out who should be the order of operations. There are going to be many, many, many investigations. I imagine many subpoenas, and we have to follow wherever the evidence takes us. Now, along with his actions during the war in Iran, Hegseth is also drawing criticism for his firing of Pentagon leaders and blocking promotions of some senior military officials. Meanwhile, the House selects their next leader in Washington, D.C. Republicans have selected Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan to take over the House GOP leadership. Jordan receiving overwhelming support as minority leader, defeating Louisiana Steve Scalise. This comes after House Speaker Mike Johnson bowed out amid GOP losses in the midterm election. Meanwhile, Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer will remain as the House GOP whip. Emmer beat Texas Republican Austin Pflueger, who challenged him for that role. Emmer has served as majority whip since 2010. 23. Democrats in the House and the Senate will be voting on their leadership later this month. Current minority leaders, Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, are still vying for those top spots, but calls for a change in leadership continue to grow. More and more senators say they will not support Schumer's re-election. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is the latest to say he will not vote for Schumer. One name being pushed by progressive Democrats is Maryland's Chris Van Hollen, who has served as senator since 2017.