Will Hegseth get impeached in 2027? The House on Tuesday narrowly staved off an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, temporarily easing the political pressure facing President Donald Trump and his polarizing Pentagon chief. By a 211-204 vote, lawmakers referred the impeachment articles to a committee for further study, effectively sidelining the measures. Had the effort advanced, lawmakers would have held final votes Wednesday. The result follows a coordinated effort within the Trump administration — including by Trump himself — to defend Hegseth. The secretary held a rare Pentagon news conference Tuesday during which he attacked the impeachment push and appealed directly to the president and his allies in Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie (Kentucky), a fellow Republican and frequent critic of Trump, led the impeachment effort, which focused on the Iran war and Hegseth’s controversial leadership of the Pentagon. The vote displayed GOP unity following the party’s midterm losses last week. Enough Republicans showed up to defend Hegseth, and only Massie supported the effort. Several Democrats missed the vote, with one lawmaker blaming the absences in part on a “traffic incident.” Caption from article by Tara Copp, Dan Lamothe and Noah Robertson.