FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference about security for NFL's Super Bowl 58 football game, in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The House of Representatives has officially impeached the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.Having failed to impeach Mayorkas the first time,In a 214 to 213 vote, Republicans voted to make Mayorkas the first sitting cabinet secretary in U.S. history to be impeached.
The GOP effort to impeach Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border has taken on an air of political desperation as Republicans struggle to make good on their priorities. The charges against Mayorkas would next go to the Senate for a trial, but neither Democratic nor Republican senators have shown interest in the matter and it may be indefinitely shelved to a committee.
Mayorkas is not the only Biden administration official the House Republicans want to impeach. They have filed legislation to impeach a long list including Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Johnson and the Republicans have pushed back, arguing that the Biden administration could take executive actions, as Trump did, to stop the number of crossings — though the courts have questioned and turned back some of those efforts.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: nypost - 🏆 91. / 67 Read more »
Source: WOKVNews - 🏆 247. / 63 Read more »
Source: HuffPostParents - 🏆 414. / 53 Read more »
Source: FoxNews - 🏆 9. / 87 Read more »
House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defectionsIn a dramatic setback, House Republicans have failed to impeach Homeland Security...
Source: ExpressNews - 🏆 519. / 51 Read more »