[US Defense Secretary Hergsays Escapes Impeachment] Odaily Planet Daily reports that US Defense Secretary Hergsays successfully escaped impeachment in the House of Representatives Tuesday evening. Republican lawmakers voted to block the impeachment proceedings aimed at holding him accountable for his actions during his tenure as defense secretary. The motion, which sent the impeachment motion back to committee consideration, ultimately passed with 211 votes in favor and 204 against. Thomas Massey, the initiator of the impeachment motion, was the only Republican to vote against it. It is expected that House Democrats will relaunch the impeachment process after gaining control of Congress in January. Before the vote, Hergsays strongly defended his performance during his tenure. He called Massey a "dissatisfied and frustrated member of Congress" and stated that the so-called articles of impeachment were essentially just policy disagreements. (Jin Shi)