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House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary...
Alejandro Mayorkas
GOP-led House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on a second attempt after the resolution failed last week.
He is the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. The vote tally was 214 to 213 with three Republicans siding with Democrats.
- Ahead of the vote, GOP leaders expressed confidence they would succeed as the return of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, absent last week, added the necessary vote.
- What happens next: It is highly unlikely Mayorkas will be charged in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and Senate Democrats are still weighing how to respond to the impeachment.
Today's vote happened amid a special election to fill a seat vacated by Rep. George Santos, which could further reduce the GOP’s thin margin in the House if Democrats flip the seat.
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Biden slammed the vote by Republican lawmakers to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.The vote was a "blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship" and he called on Congress to pass legislation to address the situation at the border.
"This impeachment already failed once on a bipartisan vote. Instead of staging political stunts like this, Republicans with genuine concerns about the border should want Congress to deliver more border resources and stronger border security," the president said in a statement Tuesday evening.
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