The US House of Representatives, in a procedural vote, rejected an attempt to initiate impeachment proceedings against Pete Hegseth.
211 members of Congress supported the decision to send the initiative to the relevant committee, 204 were against it.
Republicans control both chambers until the end of the year. Transferring the decision to the relevant committee, where the majority belongs to the same party members of the head of the Pentagon, means that the impeachment initiative is effectively blocked.