Mike Johnson said Republicans will deliver articles of impeachment against Mayorkas next month. House Republicans have long delayed presenting their impeachment articles to the Senate. Only one other time in history has the House impeached a Cabinet official. House Republicans are finally ready to proceed with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas‘ impeachment trial. House Speaker […]
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Pfluger calls for public trial of Mayorkas, announces date of transmission of Impeachment Articles
Mar. 28—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger joined Speaker Mike Johnson and the House impeachment managers Thursday in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling on the Senate to expeditiously schedule an impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Secretary (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas, following the House’s vote to approve two articles of impeachment […]
House Oversight chairman invites Biden to testify in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight panel on Thursday formally invited President Joe Biden to testify before his committee as a part of its impeachment probe. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who leads the committee, proposed in a letter Thursday that Biden appear on April 16, and cited testimony at a public hearing […]
James Comer Formally Invites Joe Biden To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry
WASHINGTON ― Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who chairs the House oversight committee, has formally asked President Joe Biden to testify in the impeachment inquiry against him led by Republican lawmakers. In a letter to Biden on Thursday, Comer said “it is in the best interest of the American people” for the president to answer questions […]
US House to deliver Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate in April
The US House of Representatives will send articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden‘s immigration chief to the Senate on April 10, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday — sparking a trial that would likely begin the following day. House Republicans blame Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a Democrat, for a surge in illegal entries […]
House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday invited President Joe Biden to testify before Congress as part of their impeachment inquiry into him and his family’s business affairs. Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to “explain, under […]
Senate To Begin Impeachment Trial For Alejandro Mayorkas April 11
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Thursday that he plans to send articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to hold a full trial and hear GOP arguments in favor of Mayorkas being ousted […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson will send Mayorkas impeachment to the Senate next month
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday indicated he will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after Congress returns to Washington next month. The Republican speaker said he would send the two articles on April 10. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to swear in […]
US House to deliver Homeland Secretary Mayorkas impeachment to Senate April 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will deliver two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday. Mayorkas, who Republicans blame for record flows of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, was narrowly impeached by the House last month on […]
James Comer Finally Admits Defeat in His Biden Impeachment Crusade
Representative James Comer has finally given up on trying to impeach Joe Biden—but he’s trying to make it seem like that was his plan all along. After more than a year of insisting that the president and his family are guilty of corruption, Republicans have yet to produce any evidence of Biden’s wrongdoings. Many GOP […]
House GOP sues in bid to force Justice Department lawyers to testify as part of impeachment inquiry
House Republicans filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The lawsuit — filed in Washington’s federal court — comes as the impeachment inquiry is all but winding down, with the Republican […]
White House on Republican plan for Biden to testify on impeachment: ‘LOL’
A White House spokesperson poured cold water on Republicans’ stated intention to invite Joe Biden to testify in public in his own impeachment hearings, lamenting “a sad stunt” and telling the rightwing congressman steering the effort: “Call it a day, pal.” Related: US firm that paid indicted FBI informant tied to Trump associates, records reveal […]