The House voted 211-204 to send Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively blocking it. The resolution challenged his conduct of the Iran war and other military operations.
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U.S. prosecutors have charged three men over an alleged plot to attack RAF Fairford in Britain with fuel-filled vans. An indictment alleges that one defendant passed instructions through family members while in federal custody.
Bernie Sanders says he will not back Chuck Schumer for another term leading Senate Democrats, arguing that the midterm results demand change. Schumer says he is confident he will retain the post.
A joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV News details allegations against David Walliams involving teenage fans and other women. Walliams denies grooming, criminal conduct and abusing his fame.
Prosecutors want Thomas Markle detained after he allegedly cut off an ankle monitor while awaiting trial on a child sexual abuse material charge. He has denied the allegations.
Pete Hegseth rejected eight articles of impeachment at his first Pentagon news conference in nearly six months, defending military operations in Iran and Venezuela as ordered by President Trump. The confrontation follows Republican midterm losses that Vice-President JD Vance has blamed on the Iran war.
British police arrested a 41-year-old senior U.S. Army soldier near Gloucester over suspected national security offences relating to Russia. He remained in custody as officers searched two locations in Gloucestershire.
House Republicans chose Jim Jordan over Steve Scalise to lead them in the next Congress after losing more than 40 seats in the midterms. The secret-ballot vote was 106 to 73, according to CBS News.