Special Report: The Eight Articles Against Hegseth — What They Charge, Wednesday's Vote and the Two-Thirds Wall in the Senate

Rep. Thomas Massie formally unveiled his impeachment case against the defense secretary on Monday, setting up a House vote as soon as Wednesday. Here is what is in the articles, where the votes stand, how Hegseth and his defenders are responding — and why conviction is a long shot.

By Clara Hughes

The impeachment fight over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved from threat to text on Monday. Rep. Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican who lost his primary earlier this year, reintroduced eight articles of impeachment on the House floor. If he moves them as a privileged resolution, the House must vote by Wednesday, NBC News reported. Hegseth was unbowed. Asked whether he had enough Republican support to defeat the effort, he said: "We're not worried about that." He will answer questions at a Pentagon press conference Tuesday morning — the first there since May, according to The Guardian. Keep reading with Altas Premium. Below: a plain-English guide to all eight charges, the claims Hegseth's critics are making and what the Pentagon has and hasn't confirmed,