House Democrats say they couldn't vote on Hegseth impeachment due to traffic

Democratic lawmakers were unable to vote on a motion that effectively ended an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. A traffic incident, compounded by a police escort, prevented multiple representatives from reaching the House floor in time. This absence meant they could not cast votes against the motion that ultimately killed the impeachment proceedings.

• Multiple Democratic lawmakers missed a vote on Tuesday.
• The missed vote was related to an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
• A traffic incident and a police escort were cited as reasons for their absence.
• The motion they intended to vote against effectively killed the impeachment effort.