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11.11.2026 - 18:21 [ Common Dreams ]

Jeffries Dragged for ‘Serious Leadership Problem’ as Hegseth Impeachment Bid Falls 7 Votes Short With 11 Dem No-Shows

As House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries seeks to become speaker when Democrats retake Congress in January, critics questioned his leadership Tuesday after the Republican-led lower chamber effectively blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by just seven votes—an outcome that may have been averted if more Democrats showed up to vote.

The 211-204 procedural vote effectively torpedoed Congressman Thomas Massie’s attempt to impeach Hegseth by sending the outgoing Kentucky Republican’s resolution to the House Judiciary Committee, where it will likely gather dust during the remainder of the GOP-controlled congressional term.

11.11.2026 - 18:17 [ CNN ]

House GOP leaders kill Hegseth impeachment push

GOP leaders, along with White House officials, worked furiously behind the scenes to kill the impeachment push from anti-Trump crusader, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, multiple sources told CNN.

On Tuesday night, they succeeded, convincing enough Republicans to show up to the vote despite those big election losses and vote to refer the impeachment measure to a committee and take it out of floor consideration.

09.11.2026 - 23:14 [ Fox News ]

Hegseth impeachment vote looms as House Republicans privately warn it could pass

The House of Representatives is barreling toward a vote on impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth this week, and several GOP lawmakers think it could very well pass.

09.11.2026 - 23:06 [ NPR.org ]

Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The Kentucky Republican‘s resolution accuses Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors and lists eight specific charges against him.

The allegations include:

3 charges for illegally waging war against Iran in violation of the War Powers Resolution
1 charge for ignoring laws designed to minimize civilian casualties
1 charge for overseeing „extrajudicial killings“ in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean with strikes on alleged drug boats
1 charge for suppressing free speech, brought in connection to the effort to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for a video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders
1 charge for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without congressional authorization
1 charge for illegally waging war against Yemen in violation of the War Powers Resolution

08.11.2026 - 15:21 [ CBS News ]

Sen. Chris Van Hollen urges colleagues to avoid rushing to select their next Senate majority leader

„There should be no coronation,“ Van Hollen said during an interview Saturday at the Crooked Con political conference in Washington, D.C. „I said very clearly that we need to have a discussion in the Democratic Caucus. We need to understand what the Democrats are going to do with this new responsibility and these new powers, and that nobody should get a blank check without a full understanding from the caucus as to where we‘re going to go.“

08.11.2026 - 14:03 [ Common Dreams ]

Petition Calling for House Speaker Other Than Hakeem Jeffries Hits 1 Million Signatures

While the large Democratic majority in the House makes it easier for Jeffries to maneuver leading up to the leadership vote, and given that no challenger has stepped forward to take him on directly, the betting money is still safe that Jeffries will be the next Speaker of the House.

06.11.2026 - 20:32 [ AFightWorthHaving.com ]

Schumer needs to go

Voters have given Democrats the chance of a lifetime: the chance to repair and rebuild this country in a way that is substantial, transformational and lasting. Chuck has proven he isn‘t the man to help us do that. We need change, and that change starts at the top.

Democrats, let your voices be heard. We need new leadership. Add your name and join A Fight Worth Having in our effort to block Chuck Schumer as majority leader of the United States Senate.

06.11.2026 - 20:28 [ WhoShouldBeSpeaker.com ]

Who should be Speaker?

Not Hakeem Jeffries. Add your name.

02.11.2026 - 19:51 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Democrats to recommend Eisenkot for prime minister ahead of meeting with Herzog

The Democrats party announced on Monday that it would recommend Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot to President Isaac Herzog as its candidate to form the next government, ahead of the president’s consultations with party representatives beginning Wednesday.

The announcement came after the two other party leaders in the bloc seeking to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett (B‘Yachad) and Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), said they would recommend Eisenkot.

01.11.2026 - 16:23 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Nach Parlamentswahl in Israel: Demos für Einbindung der arabischen Parteien

Entscheidend könnten nun also die arabischen Listen werden: Die sicherten sich bei der Parlamentswahl zusammen 19 Sitze – so viele wie noch nie. „67 Mandate für Veränderung“ war auch einer der Slogans der Demonstrierenden – denn ein Bündnis von Eisenkots Block mit den israelisch-arabischen Parteien käme auf 67 Abgeordnete.

01.11.2026 - 16:19 [ Al Jazeera ]

Thousands rally in Israel urging ‘Jewish-Arab’ coalition to oust Netanyahu

Thousands of people have rallied in Tel Aviv to urge the Israeli opposition to make a deal with Arab parties to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Protesters at Saturday’s rally told the AFP news agency this may be the “last chance for real change” and that Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, is a “great manipulator”.

26.10.2026 - 18:39 [ RBB24.de ]

Regierungsbildung in Berlin: SPD will Basis über rot-grün-rote Koalition abstimmen lassen

Die Berliner SPD möchte ihre Mitglieder über einen möglichen rot-grün-roten Koalitionsvertrag abstimmen lassen. Das bestätigte die Partei am Montag dem rbb.

Von den beiden Landesvorsitzenden Bettina König und Steffen Krach hieß es: „Wir werden die Frage des Mitgliedervotums im geschäftsführenden Landesvorstand in dieser Woche beraten und danach über das Ergebnis und weitere Schritte informieren.“

25.10.2026 - 13:28 [ ArabNews.com ]

To bring down Netanyahu, Arab-Israeli parties ready for opposition alliance

Raam, a Hebrew acronym for United Arab List, is a moderate Islamist party headed by Mansour Abbas. In 2021, he agreed to join a short-lived coalition of Netanyahu’s opponents, making Raam the first Arab party to join an Israeli government.

The far-left Joint List, led by Yousef Jabareen, brings together three parties with a mixture of communist and Palestinian nationalist leanings.

Abbas and Jabareen told AFP they were ready — under certain conditions — to cooperate with the opposition, particularly the bloc of Netanyahu’s main rival Gadi Eisenkot, which is polling neck and neck with the premier’s.

15.10.2026 - 22:43 [ Tagesschau.de ]

SPD wählt Mitte Januar neue Parteispitze

Wie das ARD-Hauptstadtstudio aus Parteikreisen erfuhr, soll der SPD-Bundesparteitag am 16. und 17. Januar in Bremen stattfinden. Dort werde der gesamte Parteivorstand neu gewählt.

04.10.2026 - 12:02 [ Arab Center Washington DC ]

Netanyahu’s Electoral Strategy: Deadlock

(October 2, 2026)

An AI-generated Likud campaign video, which Netanyahu himself has shared, shows Eisenkot running toward a young man wearing an “Israeli unity” shirt who resembles his son Gal, who was killed in the Gaza war. At the last moment, the young man turns away from Eisenkot to embrace Mansour Abbas, the leader of the United Arab List (Ra’am). Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana has similarly said that “Eisenkot has no coalition without Abbas.” Such messages target so-called soft-right voters who might otherwise drift toward Eisenkot.

18.09.2026 - 14:45 [ United Nations ]

General Assembly Adopts Resolution Allowing State of Palestine to Participate Virtually in High-level Debate

By a recorded vote of 152 in favour to 3 against (United States, Israel and Paraguay), with 4 abstentions (Colombia, Honduras, Panama and Peru), the 193-member organ adopted the resolution on “Participation by the State of Palestine during the eighty-first session” (document A/81/L.2)

18.09.2026 - 14:39 [ Middle East Eye ]

Over 150 countries reject US decision to bar Palestinian delegation from upcoming UN General Assembly

On Thursday, 152 countries voted in favour of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly, rejecting the US‘s decision to prevent the Palestinian delegation from participating in the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York City.

The resolution called on Washington to reverse the decision, considering it a clear violation of the Headquarters Agreement, which legally obliges the host country to facilitate the entry of diplomatic delegations.

16.09.2026 - 22:56 [ Antiwar.com ]

Speaker Johnson Cancels Thursday House Session, Pushing Hegseth Impeachment Vote Until After Midterms

Massie argued in his eight articles of impeachment for Hegseth that passing the concurrent War Powers Resolution was one of the multiple ways Hegseth and the administration are breaking the law by continuing the Iran war.

The articles also address how Hegseth has ignored US laws designed to mitigate civilian casualties, his role in extrajudicial executions at sea (strikes on alleged drug-running boats), the attack on Venezuela to abduct President Maduro, the bombing campaign in Yemen last year, and his efforts to chill free speech.

16.09.2026 - 22:50 [ Politico.com ]

Mike Johnson cancels another House session day

Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he is canceling planned Thursday votes and sending members home for a seven-week recess a day earlier than expected.

The decision lops another day off a preelection legislative schedule that Johnson had already truncated by two weeks. It also allows members to avoid having to take a vote on an impeachment resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) targeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which would have hit the floor no later than Thursday under House rules.

07.09.2026 - 20:22 [ Legal Tribune Online ]

So geht es nach dem AfD-Sieg weiter

Abgeordneten sind rechtlich nicht an Vorgaben ihrer Fraktionen gebunden. Nach Art. 41 Abs. 2 der Landesverfassung Sachsen-Anhalt (LSAVerf) sind sie nur ihrem Gewissen unterworfen. Da die Wahl des Ministerpräsidenten zudem geheim stattfindet, sind Abweichlerstimmen weder ausgeschlossen noch später zuzuordnen.

Das BSW hat angekündigt, sich bei einer Kandidatur Siegmunds in einem möglichen dritten Wahlgang zu enthalten. Die fünf Enthaltungen würden dem AfD-Kandidaten helfen, ihn aber noch nicht automatisch ins Amt bringen: Stimmen die übrigen 39 Abgeordneten geschlossen gegen Siegmund oder für einen Gegenkandidaten, käme es bei 39 AfD-Stimmen zu einem Patt. Siegmund bräuchte also mindestens eine weitere Stimme oder wenigstens einen Abgeordneten aus einer der übrigen Fraktionen, der sich enthält oder der Abstimmung fernbleibt.

27.08.2026 - 16:56 [ PassBlue.com ]

Choosing the Next UN Secretary-General Cannot Be Left to a Powerful Few

Historically, the selection of a new secretary-general has been treated as the domain of the UN Security Council, especially its five permanent members, known as “the P5.” But the wording of the UN Charter is clear that while the Council should recommend a candidate, the appointment is made by the General Assembly. If the P5 propose an unsuitable candidate for reasons of realpolitik, the states of the General Assembly can and should reject them and insist that more suitable individuals be put forward.

27.08.2026 - 16:52 [ Washington Post ]

Trump administration dives into U.N. secretary general race

(August 24, 2026)

The next leader of the United Nations could, for the first time, be a woman. But first she’ll need Trump’s approval.

08.08.2026 - 21:00 [ Common Dreams ]

Senate Confirms ‘Personal Servant to Donald Trump’ Blanche as AG in Late-Night Vote

Around 4:30 am ET, the US Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and acting attorney general since April, as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer. It did so despite widespread concerns, including among some Republicans, that he would use the office primarily to carry out the president’s whims.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), one of two Republicans who voted against Blanche, outlined her concerns in a social media post Friday ahead of the vote, saying Trump had “accelerated” the “politicization—even weaponization” of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and that Blanche had played a part.

08.08.2026 - 20:56 [ Associated Press ]

Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump’s attorney general in an overnight Senate vote

The Republican-led Senate voted 50-49 to make Blanche the second confirmed attorney general since Trump returned to the White House last year with a stated desire to use the law enforcement agency to investigate his political enemies. While Blanche has already been leading the department in an acting capacity, his confirmation could free him to pursue the administration’s agenda even more aggressively.

06.08.2026 - 16:14 [ Bluewin.ch ]

Streit um Corona-Ursprung: US-Senatsausschuss erklärt Fauci schuldig – kommt er jetzt vor Gericht?

Anthony Fauci hat bei einer Anhörung mehr als 100-mal die Aussage verweigert. Nun hat ein republikanisch geführter Senatsausschuss ein Verfahren wegen Missachtung des Kongresses angestossen.

06.08.2026 - 16:11 [ CNN ]

Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

Republican chairman Rand Paul has said he will send the committee’s recommendation straight to the Justice Department, bypassing a full Senate vote in a break with precedent that’s likely to set up a high-stakes legal and political test for the Trump administration.

Vice President JD Vance will now first need to sign off on the committee’s circumvention of long-established rules due to his constitutional role as president of the Senate. Then it would be up to the Justice Department to decide whether to bring formal charges.

30.07.2026 - 15:01 [ Antiwar.com ]

Rep. Massie Joins Democrats in Attempt To Sue White House Over Iran War

(July 27, 2026)

The War Powers Resolution was passed by both the House and Senate in June, marking the first time Congress approved a concurrent resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act directing the termination of an unauthorized war.

Section 5(c) of the 1973 War Powers Act states that “at any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution.”

30.07.2026 - 14:58 [ Fox News ]

Trump critic Massie joins Democrats in unprecedented bid to sue White House over Iran war

(July 27, 2026)

Massie accused Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth of being „in blatant violation of two sections of the War Powers Resolution of 1973.“

„For the first time since the law was enacted, a concurrent resolution has passed in accordance with 5(c) of the law, but the White House has ignored it. It seems they’ve assumed the law is unconstitutional, but no court has ever found that to be the case, so the law remains on the books while the White House flouts it. In the 1983 case INS v. Chadha, the Supreme Court did not opine on the 1973 War Powers Resolution. It’s time for the courts to settle this, and that’s what our legislation directs,“ Massie said.

25.07.2026 - 15:05 [ oe24.at ]

Weltstrafgericht: Staaten beschließen Aus für Chefankläger Khan

Doch Richter des Gerichtshofes stellten nach Darstellung von Khans Verteidiger fest, dass „kein Fehlverhalten oder eine Pflichtverletzung“ nachgewiesen worden sei.

Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Affäre hatte die US-Regierung kürzlich ihre Attacken gegen das Gericht noch verstärkt. Die USA verhängten bereits Sanktionen gegen Richter und Mitarbeiter. Die USA und Israel gehören dem Gericht nicht an.