# Democrats lambast absent peers allowing Republicans to squash Hegseth impeachment attempt

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:34:02+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/democrats-hegseth-impeachment-vote
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/democrats-lambast-absent-peers-allowing-republicans-to-squash-hegseth--4374cc/

Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the impeachment effort, which failed by just seven votes US politics live – latest updates Democratic lawmakers expressed outrage at nearly a dozen of their colleagues for missing a vote Tuesday evening to impeach the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth , allowing Republicans to squash the effort. Eleven Democrats missed the key procedural vote on the

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