[ad_1] After two months of delay, House Republicans on Tuesday delivered to the Senate the articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security, while demanding a full trial of the first acting Cabinet secretary to be indicted. by Congress. Constitutional scholars They have described the case against Mayorkas as unfounded, and … Read more
[ad_1] President Mike Johnson wrote to Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, on Thursday demanding that the Senate hold an impeachment trial next month against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security. The speaker called plans to quickly dismiss charges against Mayorkas “a violation of our constitutional order and an affront to the American … Read more
[ad_1] After passing articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security, that are doomed to fail in the Senate, House Republicans face a confusing question: How (and when) will they accept a political loss in the least embarrassing way? It’s been nearly a month since House Republicans impeached Mayorkas by a … Read more
[ad_1] Rep. Mark Green, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, announced Wednesday that he would not run for re-election, just a day after the Tennessee Republican oversaw the impeachment trial of Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security. Green, a deeply conservative former Army Ranger medic who was elected in 2018, said he had … Read more
[ad_1] Senate leaders plan to move quickly this month to reject articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, preparing for a quick trial in hopes of preventing House Republicans from turning the chamber into a political spectacle. Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, has not … Read more
[ad_1] Republican members of the House removed Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security, by a simple majority on Tuesday. It triggers a series of choreographed rituals dating back to the impeachment of former President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Here’s a look at what happens next. A ceremonial procession Once the House passes two … Read more
[ad_1] Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the majority leader, returned to the Capitol on Tuesday after a six-week absence during which he received a stem cell transplant as part of his treatment for blood cancer. His Republican colleagues in the House were counting on his return to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland … Read more
[ad_1] House Republicans on Tuesday will try for a second time to impeach Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of homeland security, for willfully refusing to enforce border laws and violating the public trust, after their first partisan impeachment attempt It will end in a surprising defeat. . Three Republicans joined all Democrats last week in … Read more
[ad_1] Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said Sunday that he was not concerned about continued efforts by congressional Republicans to impeach him over his handling of the southern border. “These are unfounded accusations, Kristen, and that’s why they don’t really distract me from focusing on the work of the Department of Homeland Security,” he … Read more
[ad_1] Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security, took no time to take a victory lap after surviving a chaotic impeachment vote in the House this week. He took a flight to Las Vegas, where he outlined security preparations for the Super Bowl. Impeachment, he insisted Wednesday, was not on his mind. “The accusations … Read more