Senate set for showdown over Mayorkas impeachment articles
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CNN— The Senate is set for a showdown over the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as Democrats are expected to move quickly to dismiss the articles, while Republicans insist there must be a full trial. The House transmitted the articles of impeachment to the Senate on Tuesday and senators are expected to be sworn in as jurors Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not specified exactly how he plans to handle the trial procedurally. But...
Fox News—Senate dismisses articles of impeachment against Mayorkas. The U.S. Senate dismissed both articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after they were deemed unconstitutional in a party-line vote.
CNN—House sends Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate. House Republicans have sent to the Senate two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a step that launches a trial in the Senate as GOP lawmakers seek to highlight President Joe Biden’s handling of immigration policy. The Democratic-controlled Senate, however, is expected to quickly dismiss the charges without a trial or conduct a speedy trial that ends without a conviction. Mayorkas, who took the helm at the start of the Biden administration, is the first...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Senate dismisses impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ends trial. WASHINGTON >> The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments even began.