Republicans freeze effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth
· Cairo time

Republicans in the US House of Representatives circled the wagons around Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday after one of their own pushed for him to be impeached.The chamber voted 211 to 204 in favour of a motion to refer the impeachment charges to the Republican-led House judiciary committee, all but ending the prospect of Mr Hegseth being impeached by the current Congress.He faced an impeachment vote this week after Kentucky…



