House Cancels Votes to Avoid Embarrassment over Hegseth

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Republicans are sending members of Congress home early to avoid a vote on the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Speaker Johnson canceled votes AGAIN, sending Congress home until November 9.Â At a critical time for our country when AI companies are asking to be regulated, the Speaker has decided Congress should go home and do nothing. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026 ...

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-- Congressman Bill Foster (@repbillfoster.bsky.social) 2:58 PM Â· Sep 16, 2026

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More: The House is going home again"this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's impeachment.

House GOP leadership announced Wednesday morning that they will end their current slate of votes early and head home until the midterms, a nearly two-month break.

"Members are further advised that upon completion of today's legislative business, votes are no longer expected in the House tomorrow, September 17th," a message from the office of House Majority Whip Tom Emmer read. "The last votes for the week are expected at approximately 4:45 p.m. this afternoon. This is a change from the previously announced schedule."

The House will now move up votes on cutting Environmental Protection Agency regulations to Wednesday.

#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-09-16 02:00 PM | Reply

I will send $50 to any republican member who votes to impeach Hegseth.

#2 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-09-16 03:16 PM | Reply

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Only $50 dollars?

The heck with that!

$5000 for everyone if Hegseth is impeached!

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-09-16 03:38 PM | Reply

Republicants are Cowards

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-09-16 09:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Baaaaawk! Bawk Bawk Bawk Bawk BAAAAAWK!!

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-09-17 01:08 AM | Reply

Some banana republic BS.

#6 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-09-17 02:02 AM | Reply

@3stran_ginger

The secretary of defense is under articles of impeachment for war crimes

The secretary of the treasury can't identify what happened to the $13 billion we seized from Venezuela

The director of the FBI is defending that besti_ality shouldn't disqualify someone from being an agent

The attorney general is the presidents former criminal defense lawyer

The director of homeland security threatened to fistfight someone testifying in front of Congress

The secretary of health collects raccoon genitals and is a former heroin addict

The president is an adjudicated rapist with connections to a child rape society

And that's just scratching the surface. This is only the verified stuff, I haven't even dug into the highly likely rumors.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-17 02:21 AM | Reply