Jan 31 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Federal Reserve holds the line on interest rates In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve held steady on interest rates, Israel's prime minister met with families of hostages held in Gaza, the U.N.'s top court rejected most of Ukraine's legal case against Russia, FBI Director Christopher Wray… Continue watching
Jan 31 House Homeland Security Committee votes along party lines to advance Mayorkas impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Mayorkas has been meeting with senators on a border security package and argues the Republicans should instead be working with the Biden administration on U.S.-Mexico border issues. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: House Homeland Security Committee take key vote towards impeachment of DHS head Mayorkas By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press House Republicans voted along party lines early Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: 3 U.S. troops killed in drone attack on military base in Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, three Americans were killed in Jordan by a drone strike that the U.S. blames on an Iran-backed militia, negotiators are discussing a new hostage release deal that would pause Israel’s offensive in Gaza for two… Continue watching
Jan 28 Read the House GOP’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with election-year efforts to oust the Cabinet member over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jan 18 House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas’ impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Committee Chairman Mark Green says "no American is safe" under Mayorkas' handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. But Democrats say disagreement over President Joe Biden's policies is not grounds for impeachment of Mayorkas. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 7:01 Expert analyzes the rise of impeachment as a weapon of partisan politics By John Yang, Harry Zahn House Republicans are pressing ahead with efforts to impeach both President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Only one cabinet official has ever been impeached, in 1876. Sarah Binder, a professor of political science at George Washington University, joins John… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 6:30 House Republicans poised to impeach DHS secretary over problems at southern border By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens For the first time in nearly 150 years, the House of Representatives is poised to impeach a member of the president’s Cabinet. But while conservative lawmakers are accusing the Homeland Security Secretary of losing control of the border, they’re struggling… Continue watching
Jan 10 WATCH: House committee holds first hearing considering impeachment of DHS head Mayorkas By Lisa Mascaro, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The House panel has been circling Mayorkas all year, at times expected to lurch ahead with impeachment proceedings against him as the border crossings hit record highs, topping 10,000 on some days. The number has recently dipped. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas delivers remarks at U.S.-Mexico border By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Senate negotiators were trying to land a bipartisan border security proposal this week that could unlock Senate Republican support for Ukraine aid. But as Congress returns, House conservatives are trying to interject their own hardline immigration demands. Continue reading