House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections
House Republicans fell short by one vote in their effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the handling of the U.S.-Mexico border situation. Despite the setback, Republicans insist they’ll revisit the impeachment proceedings when they have sufficient votes. The impeachment proceedings brought division within the party, with three Republicans opposing the impeachment and a fourth changing his vote to allow the future possibility of reviving the bill. This is the first time in U.S. history that a sitting Secretary is being impeached, with the charges against Secretary Mayorkas being closely tied to the growing political issue of border security ahead of the 2024 elections.
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