Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Hegseth skirts impeachment – for now

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tried to claim that Rep. Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment tell every veteran 'that their service was a crime.' ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Wed Nov 11 2026

 
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth holds a news briefing at the Pentagon just outside Washington, DC, on Nov. 10, 2026.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tried to claim that Rep. Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment tell every veteran 'that their service was a crime.'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 6, 2026.
 

Do you support the effort to impeach Pete Hegseth? Tell us

 

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, out of Kentucky, wants Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth impeached and removed from office. Do you? Tell us here.

National Guard troops patrol Washington, DC, on March 26, 2026, amid the cherry blossoms season.
 

Deploying troops to DC dishonors what the military swore to protect

 

This Veterans Day, honoring military service requires more than expressing gratitude. It requires protecting the principles that give service meaning.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 8, 2026, to return to Washington, DC.
 

Voters reject both Trump, Biden. Neither is willing to understand why

 

Trump's '60 Minutes' interview and Biden's new memoir, 'Promise Me, America,' show two presidents unable to reckon with why voters turned on them.

Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon speaks to reporters after her concession speech on Nov. 3, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida. Nixon, a union organizer, fell short in her run against U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, the Republican incumbent.
 

This is how Democrats can flip Florida

 

Florida held the line for Republicans, but not before giving up a great deal of ground to Democrats, who can learn from Texas and Georgia.

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, celebrates winning reelection in Atlanta on Nov. 3, 2026. The 39-year-old is the first Democrat since 1990 to win a second U.S. Senate term in Georgia.
 

Landslide win offers Democrats a lesson. Will they miss it?

 

Democrats will be tempted to swing further left after their landslide win. But to build a lasting coalition, look to Adam Hamilton and Andy Beshear.

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in London in 2013.
 

We're surrendering too much control to machines

 

AI agents are making banking fraud faster than ever for fraudsters. But it took me, a human, days to clean up the mess a hacker made of my account.

Early voters in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Oct. 31, 2026.
 

How voters like me are taking back the South, one blue wave at a time

 

I voted to protect the immigrants who make our country vibrant. I voted to create a reality where kids don't have to fear being shot in school.

New “I voted” stickers that feature America’s 250’s anniversary and the Tennessee State Capitol during voting in Murfreesboro on July 22, 2026.
 

Why the midterms have made this young Republican hopeful

 

I'm excited about coming of age politically during a time of fluctuation – because not much feels fixed and a whole lot feels possible.

"Future Voter" and "I Voted" stickers during early voting in Alexandria, Virginia, on Oct. 7, 2026.
 

Voters deserve options. Gen Z can make a multiparty system reality

 

We can escape the Republican vs. Democrat impasse and take direct action by forming a youth-led, populist party. I've already started.

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