House Republicans fail to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
As they rip the bipartisan Senate immigration deal, House Republicans will vote on a resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
WASHINGTON — A monthslong GOP campaign to oust Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas collapsed in the House on Tuesday after Democrats and a trio of skeptical Republicans voted to reject a resolution to impeach him over his handling of the southern border.
The vote was 214-216, making a stunning blow for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans who have blamed the Biden administration for record migrant crossings and made border security a central campaign issue.
After a dramatic scene on the floor where leaders tried to whip votes, the roll call ended in a rare 215-215 tie. A member of GOP leadership, Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, changed his vote to no at the last minute so that Republicans can bring the issue up again when Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., returns from cancer treatment.
“The conservative base is gonna have a real problem. And they should. The conservative base does not deserve this,” Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said after the failed vote, calling it a failure by GOP leadership. “It’s not that hard to know the votes.”
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., insisted that party leaders bring up the impeachment resolution for another vote. Johnson spokesman Raj Shah said on X they would at a time that's still to be determined: “House Republicans fully intend to bring Articles of Impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas back to the floor when we have the votes for passage.”
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