Senators were sworn in at 1 p.m. Wednesday for their third impeachment trial in four years, this time of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. Three hours later, they had voted along party lines to dismiss both counts against Mayorkas. House Republicans, who say Mayorkas has failed to fulfill his duties in upholding immigration law, pushed for a full Senate trial of the case against him. Senate Democrats called the allegations baseless. The impeachment of President Biden's top...
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram says Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., may move to table or dismiss the trial on 'America Reports.'
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.
Senators are expected to be sworn in as jurors Wednesday after the House sent the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday. Follow here for the latest live news updates from Capitol Hill.
Senators will be sworn in now that House GOP managers delivered the
Democratic members have argued the articles are a matter of policy dispute and not ‘high crimes’ outlined in the constitutionHouse Republicans on Tuesday formally presented articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, to the Senate, part of the party’s attempt to force an election-year showdown with the Biden administration over immigration and border security.In a ceremonial procession, 11 House Republican impeachment managers carried the two articles of...
Republican members of the House of Representatives walked through the capitol to deliver articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secy. Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate. NBC News' Ali Vitali has details on how the House came to this action and what may come next.
House Republicans’ attempt to impeach President Joe Biden has fizzled out. But the two members tasked with the job, Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Oversight Chair James Comer, needing to atone for their failure, have picked another fight: threatening to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over the Department of Justice’s refusal to provide the audio recordings of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur in the classified documents probe. Garland is refusing to play...
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage City Council approves hiring a firm to handle impeachment proceedings against Mayor Dan Rife. In a 7-to-2 vote, the council approved hiring a St. Louis based law firm. Earlier in the evening, the city council approved budgeting $25,000 to cover the expense of that procedure. Mayor pro tem Alan Snow []
In a series of partisan votes, the Senate dismisses charges accusing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of not enforcing US border laws and lying to Congress, as illegal immigration has hit record levels since Biden took office in 2021
Let’s never see this kind of impeachment circus in the Senate again.
Let’s never see this kind of impeachment circus in the Senate again.