U.S.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under investigation for potential impeachment over allegations of violating the War Powers Resolution.Rep.Thomas Massie (R-KY) intensified the case by citing Pentagon casualty figures that allegedly show the Iran conflict resumed after a declared ceasefire.The Defense Department initially listed 18 U.S.service members killed in the war but later reduced the number to 14, citing deaths occurring after Trump's April ceasefire declaration.

Massie argues this discrepancy proves Hegseth's illegal actions, claiming the Pentagon is fabricating two separate wars to avoid congressional authorization.

Democratic lawmakers had already filed six articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing him of directing military actions against Iran without congressional approval.If impeached, Hegseth would face the House's harshest constitutional punishment against a Cabinet secretary, a rare occurrence in U.S.history.

The situation highlights tensions between executive power and legislative oversight, with critics accusing the administration of circumventing legal protocols to sustain military operations.