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[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]
Mayorkas denied wrongdoing, and the White House and congressional Democrats blasted the exercise as a misuse of the impeachment powers to highlight a policy dispute, rather than addressing 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 ...
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 ...
On January 3, 2024, the United States House Committee on Homeland Security announced an impeachment inquiry into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. On January 31, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee approved the articles along party lines for referral to the full House. References
In any case, Republicans would not be able to win the support of the two-thirds of the Senate that is needed to convict and remove Mayorkas from office — Democrats control the Senate, 51-49, and ...
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.
This came after an unsuccessful impeachment vote of Mayorkas one week prior. [15] Mayorkas is the first cabinet member to be impeached since William Belknap in 1876. [ 16 ] The Senate voted 51–49 to dismiss the impeachment charges on April 17, ending the impeachment without a trial.