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Has Pete Hegseth apologized for today’s incident at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
Why? Just why?
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Senator-elect El-Sayed to Pete Hegseth: “Why are you still doing this job? You’re really bad at this. Just resign. Make it easy for everybody instead of, in the end, getting taken out because that’s clearly what’s happening. So Pete, take it from me, you’re not good at this.”
The latest Alaska Senate results show that Mary Peltola has more votes than the two Sullivans combined.
11 House Democrats Who Missed the Hegseth Impeachment Vote — and Their Explanations
No public explanation:
Julia Brownley (CA)
Laura Gillen (NY)
Haley Stevens (MI)
Frederica Wilson (FL)
Gave an explanation:
Lou Correa (CA) — Recovering from medical procedure
Steven Horsford (NV) — Traffic incident + police bus delay
Jonathan Jackson (IL) — Traffic incident + police bus delay
Nancy Pelosi (CA) — Attending Veterans Day event in San Francisco
Brittany Pettersen (CO) — Said she was “denied the ability to vote” (no specific reason given)
Melanie Stansbury (NM) — Traffic incident + police-escorted bus delay
Marilyn Strickland (WA) — Stuck behind a motorcade (missed by ~1 minute)
Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Scott Bessent, Dan Driscoll, John Phelan, and Stephen Miller all live on a military installation.
We’ll be keeping track of who misses votes in the next Congress. God save the Democrats with attendance issues.
Rep. Kamlager-Dove blasts Democrats: "We knew that this vote was coming, so people should have gotten their raggedy selves up these steps to vote. There is no reason why we should have lost this vote because of attendance issues."
As of now, two of the 11 Democrats have provided explanations for missing today's vote on Hegseth's impeachment:
Lou Correa (CA-46): He posted a statement about missing votes. Multiple reporters (including Yashar Ali) have noted he is dealing with health challenges. He missed all three House votes today.
Melanie Stansbury (NM-01): She publicly stated she was blocked from entering the Capitol by a traffic incident and a police escort of a bus. She arrived just after the vote was gaveled closed, then immediately filed a report of a “NO” vote (against referring the resolution to committee) for the Congressional Record.
Sen. Cornyn: Talarico will have an ‘interesting time navigating a red state as a Democrat’
(He obviously didn't get the memo.)
These 11 House Democrats missed the vote that blocked Hegseth’s impeachment effort. Just seven voting against it would have defeated the motion:
Julia Brownley (CA)
Lou Correa (CA)
Laura Gillen (NY)
Steven Horsford (NV)
Jonathan Jackson (IL)
Nancy Pelosi (CA)
Brittany Pettersen (CO)
Melanie Stansbury (NM)
Haley Stevens (MI)
Marilyn Strickland (WA)
Frederica Wilson (FL)
Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power
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Using the Department of Defense to punish a sitting U.S. Senator for stating the law — that service members may refuse illegal orders — is an abuse of power and a direct attack on Congress’s oversight role.
Hegseth censured Kelly, threatened to strip his retired rank and pension, and initiated disciplinary action for protected speech. A federal judge blocked it as a free-speech violation. That alone is impeachable.