House Punts on Mayorkas Impeachment Effort

Published on November 14, 2023

The House of Representatives voted in favor of sending a resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to committee on Nov. 13, punting on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) effort to remove the official overseeing the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis. The move sends the resolution to the Homeland Security Committee, which is conducting its own investigation into Mr. Mayokas. Eight Republicans joined Democrats to move against the resolution in a 209-201 vote. After the vote, Ms. Greene had a message to the Republicans who voted with Democrats to shelve her resolution. “They’re gonna have to face their voters. The American people are fed up,” she told reporters....