GOP punts Hegseth impeachment to post-election session

House Republicans canceled their last day before an eight-week recess and delayed a vote to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth until after the midterm elections, with Speaker Mike Johnson saying the decision was to let members return home to campaign. Rep. Thomas Massie, who introduced the impeachment articles, also pursues an Epstein Files Transparency Act II, drawing GOP resistance. Democrats accuse the scheduling shift of dodging accountability, while some Republicans criticize the silence on key votes and the prolonged time off.