House Democrats say they couldn't vote on Hegseth impeachment due to traffic

Multiple Democratic lawmakers said a traffic incident and a police escort kept them from voting against a motion that effectively killed an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday.

House Democrats say they couldn't vote on Hegseth impeachment due to traffic

TL;DR

  • Multiple Democratic lawmakers missed a vote on Tuesday.
  • The missed vote was related to an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
  • A traffic incident and a police escort were cited as reasons for their absence.
  • The motion they intended to vote against effectively killed the impeachment effort.