Hegseth Speaks at Naval War College as Impeachment Vote Looms

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was set to deliver remarks Monday at the Naval War College, according to a live video report from The Hill. The outlet reported that "questions swirl over his future in the Trump administration" at the time of the speech.

The Hill also reported that Hegseth has faced mounting scrutiny over the war in Iran, and that some administration officials have reportedly blamed him for Republicans' midterm losses. According to the outlet, he was already facing an impeachment push before the speech, but its summary of that point is cut off, so the status of that effort is not stated in the material available for this report.

PBS NewsHour, in a live-stream report credited to the Associated Press, said Hegseth was speaking at the Naval War College as a possible impeachment vote looms. The report said an impeachment vote for Hegseth "tops Congress' lame-duck agenda." The report is available through PBS NewsHour.

The two reports differ in emphasis. The Hill described an impeachment push that looms, while PBS NewsHour described a possible impeachment vote. PBS NewsHour's summary is the only one to tie the vote to the lame-duck agenda in Congress. Neither summary gives a date for a vote, a vote count, or the names of lawmakers backing or opposing it.

Neither summary reports what Hegseth said at the Naval War College or how he responded to reports about his future. The Hill's report was published Monday, and PBS NewsHour's report was published about an hour later, according to the timestamps in the source records. The summaries available are brief, and this account does not add details beyond them.

Sources: The Hill: Watch live: Hegseth addresses Naval War College as impeachment push looms; PBS NewsHour: WATCH LIVE: Hegseth speaks at the Naval War College as possible impeachment vote looms.