WASHINGTON — The House Homeland Security Committee approved two articles of impeachment early Wednesday against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, over his handling of the southwestern border, as Republicans raced forward with a partisan indictment of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. In an 18-15 party-line vote, the panel endorsed a resolution charging Mayorkas with […]
Republicans early Wednesday forwarded a resolution to boot Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from his post over the objection of Democrats who say the GOP has failed to meet the bar for impeachment. The strict party-line vote, after an all-day markup that went late into the night, cements the GOP’s plans to ignite the second […]
A Florida House committee Tuesday voted to repeal part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, paving the way for teenagers to buy rifles like the one used to kill 17 students and teachers six years ago in Parkland, Broward County. The proposal (HB 1223) by Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, aligns state […]
A House committee convened Tuesday to consider two articles of impeachment against the homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, who attacked Republicans’ accusations against him as “false”, “baseless” and “inaccurate”. Related: Mike Johnson declares Senate immigration deal ‘ absolutely dead’, says report – live In a letter sent to the Republican chair of the House Committee […]
Washington — The House Homeland Security Committee is on track to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday, which would pave the way for a full House vote in the coming days. House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against President Biden’s top immigration official, accusing him of “willful […]
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives panel on Tuesday plans to debate impeachment charges against Democratic President Joe Biden‘s top border official, a near-unprecedented move that comes as political tensions around immigration ramp up. The House Homeland Security Committee will consider two articles of impeachment targeting Homeland Security Secretary […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House members passed a bill Monday to revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, a move Democrats warn is aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The House voted 95-75 along party lines for House Bill 881, sending it to […]
The Republican-led Georgia Senate on Friday approved a resolution to establish a committee to investigate the prosecutor who brought an election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants last year. In a 30-19 vote that passed along party lines, the state Senate approved legislation that will permit a special committee to investigate […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Senate joined attempts to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday, voting 30-19 to create a special committee that Republican senators say is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others. “This has to […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Committee on Ethics said on Thursday that it was no longer pursuing an inquiry into Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman for pulling a fire alarm while trying to use a locked exit in September as lawmakers prepared to vote on a measure to avert a government shutdown. The decision came […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s new Republican superintendent of public schools is facing bipartisan criticism for appointing a right-wing social media influencer from New York to a state library advisory committee. Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters announced Chaya Raichik’s appointment to the committee on Tuesday, saying she is “on the front lines showing the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill to enhance tax breaks for businesses and low-income families in a strong show of bipartisan support for the largely revenue-neutral measure, despite their deep divisions over federal spending levels. The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee approved the measure in a 40-3 vote, just […]