Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas likely won’t face the weekslong impeachment trial that former President Donald Trump did just a few years ago. Rather, Senate Democrats are looking to quickly quash the two impeachment articles approved by the House Tuesday, potentially by voting to dismiss them. The first impeachment of a sitting Cabinet member in […]
On its second attempt, the House of Representatives successfully to impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. The final vote was 214-213, with three Republicans—Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.)—siding with Democrats against impeaching Mayorkas, and Democrats united against it. Both Republicans and Democrats had two […]
The House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for mismanagement of the border, making him the first-ever sitting Cabinet secretary to be stained with impeachment. Republicans said they felt compelled to act amid the unprecedented chaos in the country’s immigration system, where the latest data shows the U.S. is adding more than […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told supporters the House will finally be able to muster the votes to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas when the chamber votes this week. After two previous failures, the pressure is on Republicans to deliver and Ms. Greene, one of the GOP’s driving forces on impeachment, said the third time’s […]
The House of Representatives failed to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday due to absences and defections. There were some doubts about whether Republicans would have the votes to impeach Mayorkas. They could only afford to lose three votes, and Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) had previously […]
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening 214 to 216 against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The vote on two articles of impeachment largely was along party lines, with Republicans holding 219 seats in the House and Democrats having 212 seats, plus four vacancies. (House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., was scheduled to be […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas escaped history Tuesday after House Republicans fell short in their attempt to impeach him, failing to muster enough support within their own ranks. GOP leaders had hoped to make him the first sitting Cabinet secretary ever to be impeached, but they fell short. Four Republicans joined with Democrats in sinking […]
The White House on Tuesday accused Republican Rep. Mark Green of antisemitism after he reportedly called Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a “reptile” in urging colleagues to impeach the secretary. Mr. Green, who has been leading the impeachment effort as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, made the comment during a House GOP meeting, according […]
The Republican-led House Rules Committee added the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to its work docket on Monday, teeing up a likely House vote next week. The early Saturday addition of the impeachment articles to the panel’s Monday committee hearing signals that House Speaker Mike Johnson is staying firm in his […]
Senate Republicans aren’t convinced Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas deserves to be impeached and removed from office. While they say he has fallen down on the job of securing the southern border, the senators don’t know it rises to high crimes and misdemeanors, even as House Republicans race toward an impeachment vote. “He’s been derelict […]
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