US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also thanked US President Donald Trump for his support as lawmakers prepared to vote on eight articles of impeachment against him.

WASHINGTON: Republicans in the US House of Representatives blocked an effort on Tuesday (Nov 10) to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, winning a reprieve for the polarising Pentagon chief before Democrats take control of Congress next year and possibly try again.

US House Republicans block impeachment effort against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth in a 211-204 vote. Read more at straitstimes.com.

While House Republicans banded together to stop an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, 11 Democrats missed the vote.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth could face new articles of impeachment over Ukraine military aid as House Democrats prepare to take control of Congress.

The House voted 211-204 to defeat a resolution brought by Rep. Thomas Massie. Another vote could come after Democrats take control of Congress in January.

Massie's first try came before the midterm elections, and Speaker Mike Johnson called an early recess to avoid the vote. That caused the resolution to expire, which is why Massie reintroduced it this week. Massie is leaving Congress after losing his primary. Johnson had also cautioned colleagues against trying to remove Hegseth while the United States is engaged in military activities.

Pete Hegseth, the secretary of Defense who faced a vote on impeachment in the U.S. House, deployed a historically shameful defense of his own ruinous tenure during his Nov. 10 news briefing, hours before the House protected him from an impeachment vote.