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Jan 31 2024
News
Speaker Johnson says House will impeach Mayorkas ‘expeditiously’
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday called border security the “No. 1 priority” for Republicans and said part of that is the looming vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He said the impeachment vote will happen “expeditiously” and predicted success in the effort. “Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is going to be impeached,” the Louisiana Republican said at a GOP
Washington TimesFeb 15 2024
Opinion
The Mayorkas Impeachment Is Just the Latest GOP Stunt
In another low parody of constitutional oversight, the House’s GOP majority has transformed the act of impeachment—envisioned by the nation’s founders as a critical proceeding to root out self-dealing corruption in high federal office—into a vibes-driven instrument of ideological retribution. In a narrow 214-213 vote on Tuesday evening, the House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro
The NationJan 31 2024
News
House GOP debates Mayorkas impeachment vote
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans worked into the night Tuesday on a key vote toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over a "willful and systematic" refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue. The Homeland Security Committee spent all day debating two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, a rare charge against a Cabinet
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteFeb 15 2024
Opinion
Mayorkas gets the impeachment black mark he deserves
The House in a 214-213 nighttime vote impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, making him the first Cabinet member since 1876 to be painted with the black mark.
It’s well deserved.
He’s turned blind eyes to the border and allowed in unprecedented levels of illegals — of potential murderers, of perhaps rapists, of maybe terrorists — and all the while digging in
Washington TimesFeb 14 2024
Opinion
Following Mayorkas’ impeachment, who will the GOP target next?
For months, as House Republicans moved forward with their impeachment crusade against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, many assumed that cooler heads would eventually prevail. Sure, the GOP conference has taken a radical turn, but the party wouldn’t actually impeach a sitting Cabinet secretary without evidence of high crimes, right?
Wrong.
As the dust settles on
MSNBCFeb 07 2024
News
Republicans turn on their own after Mayorkas impeachment fail
Republicans are turning against their own after three of their colleagues joined House Democrats to derail the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Representatives Ken Buck, Mike Gallagher and Tom McClintock broke with their party Tuesday night to vote against impeaching Mayorkas, handing the House GOP a stunning defeat. GOP Representative Blake Moore switched his
NewsweekFeb 13 2024
News
‘Liar And Rogue Bureaucrat’: Republicans Sound Off After Mayorkas Impeachment
House Republicans took to social media Tuesday evening to celebrate the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. The House of Representatives impeached Mayorkas by a 214-213 vote after agreeing to reconsider the resolution. The House previously voted against taking up the resolution on Feb. 6 after Republican Reps. Ken Buck of Colorado, Tom McClintock of California,
The Daily CallerFeb 14 2024
News
Republican Who Oversaw Mayorkas Impeachment Will Not Seek Re-election
Representative Mark Green, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, announced on Wednesday that he would not run for re-election, just a day after the Tennessee Republican oversaw the impeachment of Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary. Mr. Green, a deeply conservative former Army Ranger medic who was elected in 2018, said that he had accomplished what he had come to
New York Times (News)Feb 01 2024
News
House Republicans face tough margins on impeaching Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — Colorado Republican Ken Buck said Thursday morning that he’s a “solid” no on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, raising questions about whether the House GOP has the votes to do so. “The people that I’m talking to on the outside, the constitutional experts, former members agree that this just isn’t an impeachable offense,” Buck said. “It’s maladministration
NBC News (Online)Jan 30 2024
News
It's Official: Mayorkas' Impeachment Advances to the House Floor
We’ve been covering the Mayorkas impeachment. The embattled secretary for the Department of Homeland Security has been rightfully targeted for being an absolute clown at his job. The number of illegal aliens that have poured across the border is historic. The number of those on the terror watch list who have taken advantage of our porous border to enter the United States is disturbing. Migrant
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