Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has survived an impeachment effort, at least for now, after the U.S. House on Tuesday blocked a vote over charges that the Cabinet official oversaw…