Report: Hesseth faces bipartisan impeachment after midterm losses US media reports that Secretary of War Pete Hesseth faces a serious bipartisan threat when Congress returns to Washington next week amid Republican anger over Tuesday's devastating midterm defeat. Several Republican representatives told Fox News Digital they believed an impeachment resolution could pass quickly — with one saying: “His work is done. Rep. Thomas Massey plans to force a vote through a "privileged resolution" unless Hesseth resigns in advance.