CNBC: CNBC quotes the articles Massie read on the floor and notes the last Cabinet impeachment, Mayorkas in 2024.

Lehrer score 94/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Hakeem Jeffries and the articles Massie read quoted; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): the articles quoted: "Peter Brian Hegseth thus warrants impeachment and trial"; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Hegseth "put out a video last week defending his actions"; "Trump has also stood by Hegseth"; +2 context: background or what came before: "The last Cabinet Secretary to be impeached was Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024"; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "the electoral bludgeoning" in its own voice). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.

What we checked: "the electoral bludgeoning" in its own voice

Splits: Article: CNBC on Massie's impeachment articles against Hegseth

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