Two Michigan Democrats filed impeachment articles against Trump Cabinet members, though the measures face certain defeat in the Republican-controlled House.
Rep. Haley Stevens introduced articles Wednesday against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., charging abuse of authority and undermining public health. Rep. Shri Thanedar filed articles last week against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for murder and conspiracy to murder.
Stevens’ 13-page resolution accuses Kennedy of cutting medical research funding, restricting vaccine access, and promoting health misinformation during his 10-month tenure at HHS.
The articles cite funding cuts to childhood cancer research, guidance against early Hepatitis B vaccination for infants, and support for discredited vaccine-autism theories.
“RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people,” Stevens said. “Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.”
HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon responded in a statement: “Secretary Kennedy remains focused on improving Americans’ health and lowering costs, not on partisan theatrics designed to elevate standing in a failing, third-rate Senate bid.”
Meanwhile, Thanedar’s articles target Hegseth over a September 2 strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, where multiple people died. According to media reports, Hegseth gave orders to kill everyone aboard, with a follow-up attack killing survivors from the initial strike.
The resolution also cites a Pentagon inspector general report finding Hegseth violated policy and endangered US troops by discussing Yemen strike plans in a Signal group chat that accidentally included The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
“Pete Hegseth has been using the United States military to extrajudicially assassinate people without evidence of any crime,” Thanedar said.
Pentagon spokesman Kingsley Wilson dismissed the effort, calling it “another charade in an attempt to distract the American people from the major successes we have had” at the Defense Department.
Both lawmakers face competitive Democratic primary races in Michigan for the 2026 elections. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters last week that Republicans will never allow impeachment articles to reach the House floor, suggesting bipartisan investigations as an alternative.
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