Washington, Nov. 5 -- US Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has issued an ultimatum to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, stating that he will not reintroduce the impeachment effort if the Pentagon chief steps down. This pressure intensifies as fallout grows following the Republican Party's setbacks in the November 3 midterm elections.

"There is one contingency in which I won't reintroduce the articles of impeachment: Hegseth resigns," Massie posted on X on November 4, addressing a report published by CNN.

According to CNN's November 4 coverage, Massie intends to trigger a House vote on the impeachment effort when federal legislators return for the next session. Citing multiple Republican insiders, the report noted that parliamentarians a...