On Wednesday, a House Democrat announced she is drafting articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) announced the move on Wednesday, arguing Kennedy has failed in his role. Stevens had previously vowed to file the articles in September.
“Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos,” she wrote in a statement posted on social media.
“Secretary Kennedy remains focused on the work of improving Americans’ health and lowering costs, not on partisan political stunts,” Nixon said.
The move comes just days after Stevens’ fellow Democrat, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) filed articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Thanedar cited reports that Hegseth issued orders to “kill everybody” onboard a small vessel that was allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
“Pete Hegseth has been using the United States military to extrajudicially assassinate people without evidence of any crime,” said Thanedar. “Former military attorneys have come out and asserted that his conduct constitutes war crimes. We cannot allow his reprehensible conduct to continue, which is why I have filed these articles to impeach him.”
He added, “And if both parties, if Republicans are willing to look at this for the merit of this case and not just their loyalty to President Trump, this can be done.”
Thanedar pointed first to Hegseth’s use of the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss a pending strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. A Pentagon inspector general report made public this week faulted Hegseth for using an unapproved channel to share sensitive strike-related information and warned the practice could have endangered U.S. personnel if intercepted.
The Signal thread drew additional scrutiny after The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included in the chat, alongside senior administration officials. Investigators said that exposure of operational details—such as timing and other strike specifics—could have put U.S. forces at risk.
Thanedar also cited reporting around a separate episode involving a Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean. According to that reporting, Hegseth ordered military leaders to “kill everybody,” and a follow-up strike occurred even after survivors were seen in the water—raising questions about targeting decisions and command accountability.
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