Hakeem Jeffries supports impeaching Pete Hegseth, and a deadly mass shooting in Poland: Weekend Rundown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said he supports impeachment efforts against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which are expected to be brought to a vote this week.

Asked in an interview on ABC’s “This Week” whether he would support Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., in his efforts to impeach Hegseth, Jeffries confirmed he supported the push.

“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries said.

Jeffries’ support is a major endorsement of the effort and signals how other House Democrats could ultimately vote. The push also tests how far lawmakers are willing to go to oust the top Pentagon official after voters gave low marks to the administration’s handling of the war in Iran, which was a factor in the midterm elections.

Poland has declared two days of national mourning after a shooter motivated by far-right ideology killed six people in Kraków on Saturday, in what the country’s defense minister described as a “terror attack.”

The gunman, whom officials described as holding “ultranationalistic” beliefs, reportedly opened fire in the city’s main market square, killing four women and two men. A police officer who confronted him was among the 16 people injured and remains in critical condition.

Polish Justice Minister Waldemar…

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