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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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- READ MORE: Trump purge BEGINS as insiders name scapegoat
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insiders → read → scapegoat
A lame-duck House of Representatives is set to vote on impeaching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth this week.
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House → set → Hegseth
No Democrat has publicly said they are against backing a resolution introduced by outgoing Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie to impeach Hegseth.
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they → say → Hegseth
The question now is how many Republicans will back the measure after the party's devastating losses in last week's midterm elections.
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Republicans → back → elections
With 214 Democrats seated in the House, the party needs only three more Republicans to join them in the impeachment vote.
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party → seat → vote
Massie is one, so at least two more Republicans need to turn.
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Republicans → need → ?
Hegseth has called Massie 'a disgruntled, defeated congressman' and accused him of dropping 'sham articles of impeachment.'
There are signs that Hegseth's red wall of defense is cracking beyond Massie.
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wall → call → Massie
Kentucky Republican James Comer, a staunch Trump ally who currently serves as chairman of the House Oversight Committee, believes that the votes to impeach Hegseth may be present in the House this week, but did not commit to a vote himself.
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votes → serve → vote
We really didn't know how to message what the exit strategy was, because I don't think anybody in Congress knows what the exit strategy is,' Comer told Newsmax before noting the following on an impeachment vote.
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Comer → know → vote
President Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces an impeachment vote in the House of Representatives this week
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie has introduced a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in connection with the US conflict with Iran
Arkansas Republican French Hill, who hails from a deep red district but only won his race last week by 4,405 votes, told CBS News that he wants to 'hear the debate' on impeaching Hegseth.
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he → face → Hegseth
I want to hear the debate on it to see if it merits impeachment versus some other disciplinary action or action by the president if he's not getting the job done in leading the Department of War.
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job → want → War
That's the issue,' Hill told CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan on Face The Nation on Sunday.
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Hill → tell → Sunday
'If he's not conducting his mission in the right way, then the president ought to make a change there.'
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president → conduct → change
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, likely to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, is fully backing Massie's impeachment resolution.
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Jeffries → back → resolution
'I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,' Jeffries told ABC This Week anchor Jonathan Karl on Sunday.
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Jeffries → tell → Sunday
'The so-called Secretary of Defense has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe,' the top House Democrat continued, before adding, 'Pete Hegseth has got to go.'
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Hegseth → call → people
Massie has blasted Hegseth for committing 'high crimes and misdemeanors,' and for continuing to carry out military actions in Iran despite Congress never formally declaring a conflict in the region.
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Congress → blast → region
Massie's introduction of a privileged resolution will force a vote on the matter by using a procedural move that allows issues to bypass the committee process.
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issues → force → process
He used a similar method to force a vote on the release of the Epstein Files last year, rejecting pressure from GOP leadership to kill his transparency campaign.
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He → use → campaign
Massie has also said he would only drop the current impeachment push if Hegseth resigns.
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Hegseth → say → push
A simple majority is needed in the House to pass an impeachment resolution, but a two-thirds vote is required in the Senate to convict in a trial.
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vote → need → trial
President Trump has stood by his Pentagon chief, telling CBS News in a 60 Minutes interview that aired on Sunday that he has confidence in Hegseth.
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he → stand → Hegseth
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