By — Lisa Desjardins Lisa Desjardins By — Eliot Barnhart Eliot Barnhart Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/house-rejects-hegseth-impeachment-as-gop-selects-jordan-and-thune-as-leaders Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio Power shifts in Washington continued as new party leadership began to take shape. After a long day of discussions, Senate Republicans re-elected John Thune as their leader. In the House, Rep. Jim Jordan was picked to be the top Republican. Those votes may pale in comparison to a likely vote on articles of impeachment introduced against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Lisa Desjardins reports. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: The political shakeup in Washington continues today as Republicans chose their leaders for the next Congress. After hours of closed-door discussion, Senate Republicans reelected John Thune as their leader, and, in the House, Republicans selected Jim Jordan to lead their party when the new Congress convenes in January. Amna Nawaz: Those votes may pale in comparison to the effort already under way…
House rejects Hegseth impeachment as GOP selects Jordan and Thune as leaders
In short
In closed-door secret balloting, House Republicans tapped Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan over Steve Scalise to serve as their primary leader, while Senate Republicans voted to keep John Thune at the helm. The organizational votes took place as lawmakers turned back eight impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brought by outgoing Republican Representative Thomas Massie. Massie had leveled serious accusations against Hegseth, including allegations of orchestrating the illegal kidnapping of Venezuela's leader and conducting unlawful military strikes in Iran and Yemen. Hegseth vigorously rejected the charges as authorized military actions, supported by an endorsement from Pr…
Key points
- Jim Jordan and John Thune will guide congressional Republicans when the new Congress conv…: Jim Jordan and John Thune will guide congressional Republicans when the new Congress convenes in January.
- Pete Hegseth successfully survived an intraparty impeachment attempt targeting his oversi…: Pete Hegseth successfully survived an intraparty impeachment attempt targeting his oversight of authorized overseas military strikes.
- President Trump publicly defended the embattled Defense Secretary by awarding him an A+++…: President Trump publicly defended the embattled Defense Secretary by awarding him an A+++ rating amid the House challenge.