House and Senate Republicans will select their leadership for the new Congress today after a midterm drubbing.
\n\nDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to address a House effort to impeach him at a news conference this morning. Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty
\n\nThe House could vote as early as 5:30 p.m. tonight on Massie's resolution to impeach Hegseth, according to the daily floor schedule.
\n\nThe schedule lists for possible consideration a “procedural motion relating” to the impeachment resolution, meaning a Republican could make a motion to table the resolution or refer it to a committee. Either of those votes would take a majority, and if successful, would prevent a vote on the impeachment resolution itself.
\n\nIf there are a majority of votes to defeat a tabling or referral motion, then the House would have to vote on the impeachment resolution. A vote on impeachment also takes a majority.
\n\nAttendance will be a factor, as there were 36 members of the House absent last night during votes. Massie said yesterday that he doesn’t know if his measure has the votes to advance. NBC News has not heard from any Republicans other than Massie who have committed to backing impeachment.
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