WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are moving swiftly toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws, but in a personal appeal he argued they should instead be working with the Biden administration on U.S.-Mexico border security. The Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans took a significant step forward Sunday in their effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by formalizing their allegations ahead of a committee vote. Republicans allege in the first impeachment article that Mayorkas displayed a “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law,” while the second article argues that […]
Washington — House Republicans released two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday, formally unveiling the charges as they prepare to punish the secretary over the administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. In a 20-page impeachment resolution, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee accused Mayorkas of “willful and […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning in a new letter that the emerging border deal is “dead on arrival” in his chamber if it resembles anything close to what has been reported, while also announcing that the House will soon vote to make Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas the second Cabinet secretary in history to […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) badgered a witness at a House hearing Thursday to coerce her into answering a leading question about the immigration crisis. (Watch the video below.) Deborah Pearlstein, a professor of law and public affairs at Princeton, was not on trial during Republicans’ impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying the groundwork for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a House committee on Thursday heard from parents whose tearful testimony sought to link government border policy to their daughters’ deaths and from a law professor warning off the effort. Committee Chairman Mark Green is heading steadfast toward a vote […]
The News House Republicans are moving ahead on their effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border, with a second and final hearing set for later today. The push is widely seen as a high-profile chance for GOP members to highlight an issue that animates their base and is […]
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas offered to testify in the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry against him, but the committee chairman leading the probe is accusing him of refusing the panel’s request. The House Homeland Security Committee officially launched impeachment hearings this week after a yearlong investigation into a border crisis they say Mayorkas […]
WASHINGTON ― Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) made a panel of GOP state attorneys general squirm on Wednesday when he got them to all agree on what counts as impeachable offenses ― and then asked them about Donald Trump’s conduct. House Republicans brought in three GOP state attorneys general to testify in a hearing in support […]
WASHINGTON — Republicans are entering their impeachment era. The House majority is kicking off the new year by aggressively advancing existing impeachment inquiries into President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Now, Republican lawmakers are launching new threats to impeach Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Attorney General Merrick Garland, as well. Rep. Matt […]
House Republicans are rallying around a push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Only once in history has the House impeached a Cabinet official. Some Republicans have cautioned that impeaching Mayorkas would establish a dangerous precedent. House Republicans are livid about illegal immigration. While they have torn into President Joe Biden over the topic, lawmakers […]
WASHINGTON – House Republicans are proceeding with impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a massive escalation of their attack on Democrats over the migrant crisis at the southern border. The proceedings will begin Jan. 10, with the House Homeland Security Committee holding a first impeachment hearing, a committee spokesperson told […]