Hakeem Jeffries, likely to be next US House Speaker, says ‘hard yes’ on impeaching Hegseth

US House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has backed a resolution to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of abusing his power and undermining national security. "I'm a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution. The so-called secretary of defence has abused his power," he said. Jeffries is likely to become the first African-American Speaker of the US House of Representatives.