House GOP plots second Mayorkas impeachment vote after Johnson embarrassment

Published February 6, 2024 9:56pm ET



House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was dealt a brutal blow Tuesday evening after Republican dissenters caused upsets in two major floor votes on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a billion-dollar aid bill for Israel.

Mayorkas narrowly escaped being indicted by the House on two counts in what GOP leadership had anticipated to be a close but sure bet. Four Republicans voted against the measures, though one did so as a procedural move so the bill could be brought back in the near future.

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