The U.S. Senate is set for a showdown over the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, pictured here in this November 2023 photo. on Wednesday as the historic trial of the Cabinet secretary barely got underway.
After several more procedural votes, Schumer’s motion to table the second article was also approved, killing the second article of impeachment. Mayorkas in February over his handling of the southern border by a narrow margin after failing to do so on their first try.and senators were sworn in as jurors Wednesday. It is highly doubtful that the chamber would vote to convict, which would require a two-thirds majority vote – an exceedingly high bar to clear.
A number of congressional Republicans, however, have criticized the prospect of a quick dismissal or move to table. Democrats up for reelection in tough races will likely face pressure over their vote and whether they decide to dismiss or table the articles. Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana, who is also up for reelection, did not say if he plans to support a motion to dismiss when asked by CNN on Tuesday prior to the articles being sent over to the Senate. “I was going to read the articles this morning and I have not yet,” he said, adding, “I still gotta read the articles.
Instead, White House and Homeland Security officials deployed a split-screen strategy, like casting the House majority’s proceedings as a waste of time while Mayorkas worked with senators to strike a border deal. A former Montreal resident was sentenced earlier this week to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-decade fraud that manipulated more than one million Americans into sending money to fake psychics.
The Sundance Film Festival may not always call Park City, Utah, home. The Sundance Institute has started to explore the possibility of other U.S. locations to host the independent film festival starting in 2027, the organization said Wednesday.Eight-year-old songwriter Zuri Hamilton from Miramichi, N.B., got to show off her talent on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' on Monday.
When Les Robertson was walking home from the gym in North Vancouver's Lower Lonsdale neighbourhood three weeks ago, he did a double take. Standing near a burrow it had dug in a vacant lot near East 1st Street and St. Georges Avenue was a yellow-bellied marmot.A moulting seal who was relocated after drawing daily crowds of onlookers in Greater Victoria has made a surprise return, after what officials described as an 'astonishing' six-day journey.
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