House Rejects Hegseth Impeachment Resolution as 18 Are Absent

The House rejected Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday night, as 11 Democrats and seven Republicans were absent. The vote was 211-204, according to former Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine, who said most of the absent Democrats had not planned or intended to miss it.

On Wednesday’s episode of The View, co-hosts criticized the Democratic absences and discussed explanations including traffic, health issues and other events. Whoopi Goldberg warned lawmakers not to miss another vote, saying voters could remove them from office as quickly as they had elected them. She urged members to leave earlier when they knew a vote was scheduled.

Alyssa Farah Griffin called the absences shameful and said they could reinforce public perceptions that Washington lawmakers prioritize social events over their work. Sara Haines described the episode as a self-inflicted wound for Democrats. She said she placed some responsibility on party leadership to keep members together, but put most of the blame on individual lawmakers who did not attend.

Joy Behar criticized traffic as an explanation, saying people should account for travel time. The panel also...