Top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, D-Wash.
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After Tuesday's Democratic sweep, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants Republicans to approve a record Pentagon budget before January. The incoming Armed Services chairman says defense should cost less than $1 trillion and shouldn't be paid for with cuts at home.
Rep. Adam Smith of Washington, in line to chair the House Armed Services Committee, says he will demand testimony from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg and probe the Iran war, National Guard deployments and Pentagon contracts.
President Trump says he is not replacing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while Republican Rep. Thomas Massie plans to force a House impeachment vote when Congress returns. The clash is the first real test of how power works after Republicans suffered midterm losses.
A Kentucky Republican who lost his primary says he will make the outgoing Republican House vote on eight impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after lawmakers return Nov. 9. The vote will depend on Republicans joining Democrats before the new Congress takes over in January.
