Al Jazeera explains the impeachment push against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, after Republican Thomas Massie introduced eight articles on 9 November 2026 accusing him of unlawful wars in Iran, Venezuela and Yemen — including the Minab school strike that killed 156 civilians and the abduction of Nicolas Maduro — and of targeting Senator Mark Kelly, with a House vote possible by midweek. Hegseth calls the motion "a farce, and it's a stunt", Donald Trump backs him, but even if impeached, the Senate lacks the 67 votes needed to remove him.