Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump‘s defense secretary and former Fox News host, appears to have survived an impeachment effort. The House voted 211 to 204 to refer the impeachment resolution to committee, essentially preventing it from coming to the floor. Absences impacted the ultimate outcome. Although Democrats overwhelmingly support Hegseth’s impeachment, the resolution was brought by […]
They sometimes find spines once they’re in a lame duck period, but usually when retiring. If they got voted out, they probably still want to be taken back into the warm, cash-insulated bosom of right-wing media, think tanks, and lobbying firms, and that means keeping their vertibrae nice and gelatinous.