House votes against impeaching DHS Secretary Mayorkas

The House on Monday voted to kill a resolution introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

Why it matters: Greene’s decision to force a vote on impeaching Mayorkas forced vulnerable Republicans to take a politically risky vote on an impeachment many still view as half-baked.

Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.), who represents a district President Biden won in 2020, told Axios ahead of the vote that he opposed an impeachment that “hasn’t gone through regular order.”

There was also concern that an impeachment debate and vote would eat up precious time with a government funding deadline on Friday. “We don’t have time to waste,” Duarte said.