Massie Moves to Impeach Hegseth; Court Clears Big Bend Wall Work

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky filed a resolution on Tuesday to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The move places the defense chief directly in the line of legislative fire. Massie, a Republican, introduced the formal measure in the House.

The political landscape in Washington has shifted sharply since last week. Senators from both parties returned to the Capitol with questions about their leadership. The recent election gave Democrats a new, decisive majority. This change has raised immediate inquiries about how the chamber will operate going forward.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume border wall construction. The work is set to continue in the Big Bend region of Texas. The ruling clears a path for the agency to restart physical barriers in that specific stretch of the border.

President Donald Trump made two major announcements on Tuesday. He stated that the war in Iran is militarily effectively over. He also said the FBI is investigating an affair between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and an alleged Chinese government agent.

The FBI is separately looking into a suspected homicide on a cruise ship. The vessel returned to port after departing from Galveston, Texas. The agency is treating the incident as a possible killing.

The Food and Drug Administration added a new warning to labels for popular weight loss and diabetes drugs. The warning addresses rare cases of vision loss reported in patients using medications like Ozempic.

U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, recovering most of the losses from the previous week. Oil prices swung lower during the trading session.

In sports, the College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams next year. This change ends a three-decade era of conference title games.

Actor Russell Brand was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison. He was convicted of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others.