From the Left · Read · November 6, 2026
Nov 9 · Rep. Thomas Massie files eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, forcing a House vote this week
NPR: NPR says the House may have the votes to impeach Hegseth, but not the two-thirds Senate needs to remove him.
Grade B (84/100). Article: NPR on Massie's articles of impeachment against Hegseth
Lehrer score 84/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Hegseth and Rep. Warren Davidson quoted by name; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Hegseth dismissed "sham articles of impeachment"; +2 context: background or what came before: Speaker Mike Johnson called "an early recess to avoid the vote. That caused the resolution to expire"; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "There could likely be sufficient votes to impeach Hegseth in the House" in its own voice; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): "Even Republican members who oppose impeaching Hegseth have said" with no member named). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
What we checked: "There could likely be sufficient votes to impeach Hegseth in the House" in its own voice; "Even Republican members who oppose impeaching Hegseth have said" with no member named
Splits: Article: NPR on Massie's articles of impeachment against Hegseth
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