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The Senate met Wednesday to take up the articles of impeachment against Mayorkas. All 100 senators, including Senate President Pro Tem Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington, were sworn in as ...
[5] [6] Mayorkas was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 56–43 vote. [7] This made Mayorkas's appointment one of the most contested of all Biden's cabinet nominees. [8] In August 2021, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced a resolution to impeach Mayorkas. It was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and saw no further action. [9]
Senate Democrats voted to end impeachment proceedings against director of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Wednesday without trial in a move that enraged their Republican colleagues.
Instead of formally launching an impeachment inquiry with a House floor vote, the GOP effort to impeach Mayorkas has been unilaterally run through the Homeland Security Committee as opposed to the ...
The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas in February. The senators voted 51-48 against considering the first article of impeachment, with one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska ...
House Republicans are moving ahead with impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce U.S ...
Mayorkas, who did not appear to testify before the impeachment proceedings, put the border crisis squarely on Congress for failing to update immigration laws during a time of global migration.
This is the first time since 1876 that such an impeachment vote has taken place. Now the Senate is responsible for holding a trial to determine if Mayorkas should be removed from office.