Democrat's excuse for missing Hegseth impeachment vote under scrutinyNewsweek reports scrutiny of Representative Jonathan Jackson's excuse for missing the House vote that referred Thomas Massie's impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth to committee, succeeding 211-204 after 11 Democrats were absent. Jackson blames a traffic incident and police-escorted bus, but TMZ reporter Charlie Cotton says he saw Jackson filming a video on the Capitol steps minutes before the vote closed; other absent members give similar traffic explanations, and Trump and the Pentagon celebrate the outcome.