An article summarized by NBC News:
House Republicans canceled Thursday’s votes before leaving Washington for the final time ahead of the November midterm elections. The move means the House will not take up Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth until after Election Day.
Massie had filed the impeachment resolution as a “privileged” measure, which normally requires the House to act within two legislative days. Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the effort as a “publicity stunt” and defended Hegseth, while Republican leaders said the scheduling decision was unrelated to the impeachment resolution.
The House is scheduled to return on November 9th, while the Senate will remain in session for three more weeks. Johnson said Republicans were leaving Washington so members could return to their districts and campaign ahead of the midterms, as the GOP seeks to maintain its narrow House majority.
