Apr 16 Read House GOP’s full impeachment articles against Homeland Security head Mayorkas By Hannah Grabenstein The articles accused the Homeland Security head of “willfully and systematically” refusing to enforce immigration laws at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: House of Representatives delivers Mayorkas articles of impeachment to the Senate By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws. Continue reading
Apr 16 How the Mayorkas impeachment process could be cut short By Lisa Desjardins House Republicans are expected to deliver the articles Tuesday, jump-starting impeachment proceedings that will bring unprecedented questions of process to the Senate. Continue reading
Apr 10 WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies on budget in House hearing DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will testify before the House Appropriations committee on the department's budget, as Congress waits for House Speaker Mike Johnson to deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate against the secretary. Continue reading
Apr 09 Speaker Johnson will delay sending Mayorkas impeachment to Senate as Republicans push to hold trial By Associated Press Republican senators requested more time Tuesday to build a case for a full trial. The sudden change of plans cast fresh doubts on the proceedings, the historic first impeachment of a Cabinet secretary in roughly 150 years. Continue reading
Mar 28 House Republicans invite President Biden to testify at public hearing as impeachment inquiry stalls By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter Thursday to the Democratic president, inviting him to sit for a public hearing to "explain, under oath," what involvement he had in the Biden family businesses. Continue reading
Mar 20 Biden impeachment faces pressure as Republicans divided on level of support By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee has signaled an interest in taking the inquiry in another direction, including potential criminal referrals of alleged Biden family wrongdoing to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: White House holds briefing as House speaker asked to ‘move on’ from Biden impeachment By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House counsel Ed Siskel writes in a letter to Johnson that testimony and records turned over to the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees have failed to establish any wrongdoing. Continue reading
Mar 06 House Republicans invite Hunter Biden and former associates for a public hearing in mid-March By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House Oversight and Accountability Committee announced Wednesday that the hearing is expected to include an appearance by the president's son and three former associates. Continue reading
Feb 26 Senators likely to seek quick dismissal in Mayorkas impeachment trial By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas Feb. 13 over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate leaders have shown little interest in spending much time on it. Continue reading